单词 | foxberry |
释义 | foxberry in British English (ˈfɒksˌbɛrɪ) noun another name for bearberry bearberry in British English (ˈbɛəbərɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ries 1. a trailing evergreen ericaceous shrub, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, with small pinkish-white flowers, red berries, and astringent leaves 2. alpine bearberry foxberry in American English (ˈfɑksˌberi, -bəri) nounWord forms: plural -ries the cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea Word origin [1775–85, Amer.; fox + berry]This word is first recorded in the period 1775–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: amateur, backfire, impact, interference, pinafore |
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