arctostaphylos uva-ursi

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arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bearberry \Bear"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

arctostaphylos uva-ursi - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
      n 1: evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern
           Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves
           turn red in autumn [syn: common bearberry, red bearberry
           , wild cranberry, mealberry, hog cranberry,
           sand berry, sandberry, mountain box, bear's grape,
           creashak, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]