Thesaurus: bearberry
A trailing plant of the heath family (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and glossy red berries of which bears are said to be fond.
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- n. A trailing plant of the heath family (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and glossy red berries of which bears are said to be fond.
- n. shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada
- n. deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States
- n. chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas
- A trailing plant of the heath family (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and glossy red berries of which bears are said to be fond.
- A trailing plant of the heath family (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi),having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and glossy red berriesof which bears are said to be fond.
- n shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada n deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States n chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas