crakeberry

English

Etymology

From crake (“crow or raven”) +‎ berry; see crowberry for an explanation. This synonym may be of Norse origin: compare Danish kragebær.[1]

Noun

crakeberry (plural crakeberries)

  1. Synonym of crowberry (Empetrum spp.).

References

  1. ^ “crowberry, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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