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cowberry
cow·ber·ry C0706900 (kou′bĕr′ē)n. See lingonberry.
[Approximate translation of New Latin Vaccīnium, genus name, from Latin vaccīnium, bilberry (sense uncertain), from vaccīnus, of cows.]cowberry (ˈkaʊbərɪ; -brɪ) n, pl -ries1. (Plants) a creeping ericaceous evergreen shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, of N temperate and arctic regions, with pink or red flowers and edible slightly acid berries2. (Plants) the berry of this plant Also called: red whortleberrymoun′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. |  cowberry - low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berriesfoxberry, lingberry, lingenberry, lingonberry, mountain cranberry, 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. | cowberry - tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smallerlowbush cranberry, mountain cranberry, 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 |
TranslationsCowberry
 lingon lingonA short evergreen shrub with sour red berries., up to 16 inches high (40cm) Alternate oval leaves, bell-shaped white-pink flowers. Grows in cold areas. Extremely tolerant plant, can handle up to 40 below. Very high in vitamin C and beta carotene. SImply putting berries in glass of water was used to treat scurvy. Tea used for urinary tract infections, uro-gential issues, breast cancer, diabetes, diarrhea, rheumatism.Cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), a shrub of the subfamily Vacciniaceae (or of the family Ericaceae, if it is understood in the broad sense). The plant is up to 25 cm tall, with leathery evergreen leaves and pale pink flowers, which are gathered into thick clusters. The fruits are numerous globular bright red edible berries. The cowberry grows in coniferous and mixed forests, in brush, tundra, and dried-up peat bogs of northern and central Europe, Asia, and North America. In the USSR cowberries grow in the entire forest zone, in the tundra, and in the mountains of the Caucasus. The berries of the cowberry contain large quantities of sugar and organic acids, as well as vaccinin, and other substances. The berries keep well in fresh and soaked form and are used for preserves, jams, and marinades, as well as by the candy industry. A decoction of cowberry leaves is sometimes used as a diuretic substance. REFERENCEAtlas lekarstvennykh rastenii SSSR. Moscow, 1962.
cowberry
Related to cowberry: crowberry, foxberry, bilberrySynonyms for cowberrynoun low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berriesSynonyms- foxberry
- lingberry
- lingenberry
- lingonberry
- mountain cranberry
- Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Related Words- lowbush cranberry
- mountain cranberry
- cowberry
- lingonberry
- cranberry
noun tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smallerSynonyms- lowbush cranberry
- mountain cranberry
- lingonberry
Related Words- berry
- cowberry
- foxberry
- lingberry
- lingenberry
- lingonberry
- mountain cranberry
- Vaccinium vitis-idaea
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