mountain cranberry

mountain cranberry

n. See lingonberry.

moun′tain cran′berry

n. a shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, of the heath family, growing in northern regions and having tart red berries. Also called cowberry, lingonberry. [1840–50, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mountain cranberry - low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berriescowberry, foxberry, lingberry, lingenberry, lingonberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaealowbush cranberry, mountain cranberry, cowberry, lingonberry - tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smallercranberry - any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries
	2.	mountain cranberry - tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smallerlowbush cranberry, cowberry, lingonberryberry - any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preservescowberry, foxberry, lingberry, lingenberry, lingonberry, mountain cranberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea - low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries