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bearberry

bear·ber·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bair-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
    • /ˈbɛərˌbɛr i, -bə ri/
    • /bˈeəbəri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bair-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
    • /ˈbɛərˌbɛr i, -bə ri/

Definitions of bearberry word

  • noun bearberry a trailing evergreen ericaceous shrub, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, with small pinkish-white flowers, red berries, and astringent leaves 3
  • noun bearberry any of a genus (Arctostaphylos, esp. A. uva-ursi) of trailing plants of the heath family, having small, leathery leaves, white or pinkish flowers, and red berries 3
  • noun plural bearberry any of several prostrate shrubs belonging to the genus Arctostaphylos, of the heath family, especially A. uva-ursi, having tonic, astringent leaves and bright-red berries. 1
  • noun plural bearberry cascara. 1
  • noun plural bearberry possum haw. 1
  • noun plural bearberry any of several other plants, as some species of cranberry. 1
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Origin of bearberry

First appearance:

before 1615
One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; bear2 + berry

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Parts of speech for Bearberry

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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bearberry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • cascara

    a shrub or small tree, Rhamnus purshiana of NW North America, whose bark is a source of cascara sagrada: family Rhamnaceae

  • crowberry

    a low-growing N temperate evergreen shrub, Empetrum nigrum, with small purplish flowers and black berry-like fruit: family Empetraceae

  • dogberry

    the berry or fruit of any of various plants, as the European dogwood, Cornus sanguinea, the chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia, or the mountain ash, Sorbus americana.

  • kinnikinnick

    a mixture of bark, dried leaves, and sometimes tobacco, formerly smoked by the Indians and pioneers in the Ohio valley.

  • possum haw

    a shrub, Ilex decidua, of the southeastern U.S., having leaves that are hairy on the upper surface and glossy, red fruit.
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