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单词 cowberry
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cowberry

[ kou-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]
/ ˈkaʊˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun, plural cow·ber·ries.

the berry or fruit of any of various shrubs, especially Vaccinium vitis-idaea, of the heath family, growing in pastures.
any of these shrubs.

Origin of cowberry

1790–1800; cow1 + berry, for Latin vaccīnium plant name (in New Latin: genus name), derivative of vaccīnus of cows; see vaccine

Words nearby cowberry

cowardly, cowash, cow bail, cowbane, cowbell, cowberry, cowbind, cowbird, cowboy, cowboy boot, cowboy hat
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Example sentences from the Web for cowberry

  • The cowberry, or red whortleberry, Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea, is sometimes sold for the cranberry.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cowberry

cowberry
/ (ˈkaʊbərɪ, -brɪ) /

noun plural -ries

a creeping ericaceous evergreen shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, of N temperate and arctic regions, with pink or red flowers and edible slightly acid berries
the berry of this plant
Also called: red whortleberry
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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