cowberry
English
Etymology
From cow + berry. Compare bilberry.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkaubəɹɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
cowberry (plural cowberries)
- A shrub native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere (Vaccinium vitis-idaea).
- A berry of this shrub.
Synonyms
- (both): foxberry, lingonberry, lowbush cranberry, mountain cranberry, partridgeberry, red whortleberry
Translations
shrub and berry Vaccinium vitis-idaea — see lingonberry
References
- cowberry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Vaccinium vitis-idaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Vaccinium vitis-idaea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons