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crowberry

crow·ber·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kroh-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
    • /ˈkroʊˌbɛr i, -bə ri/
    • /krˈəʊbəri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kroh-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
    • /ˈkroʊˌbɛr i, -bə ri/

Definitions of crowberry word

  • noun crowberry a low-growing N temperate evergreen shrub, Empetrum nigrum, with small purplish flowers and black berry-like fruit: family Empetraceae 3
  • noun crowberry any of several similar or related plants 3
  • noun crowberry the fruit of any of these plants 3
  • adjective crowberry designating a family (Empetraceae, order Ericales) of dicotyledonous shrubby evergreens 3
  • noun crowberry any of several hardy, low, evergreen shrubs (genus Empetrum) of the crowberry family, found in N regions 3
  • noun crowberry the black, edible berry of any of these shrubs 3

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Origin of crowberry

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; crow1 + berry, probably translation of German Krähenbeere

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Parts of speech for Crowberry

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

crowberry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

crowberry usage trend in Literature

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