2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: bearberry n 1: shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada [syn: {cascara buckthorn}, {bearwood}, {chittamwood}, {chittimwood}, {Rhamnus purshianus}] 2: deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States [syn: {possum haw}, {winterberry}, {Ilex decidua}] 3: chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to arctic areas
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