a creeping ericaceous evergreen shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, of N temperate and arctic regions, with pink or red flowers and edible slightly acid berries
2.
the berry of this plant
Also called: red whortleberry
cowberry in American English
(ˈkaʊˌbɛri)
nounWord forms: pluralˈcowˌberries
1.
a low creeping shrub (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) of the heath family, with white or pink flowers and dark-red, acid berries