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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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