'Arctostaphylos uva-ursi' definitions:

Definition of 'Arctostaphylos uva-ursi'

noun

Evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn [syn: common bearberry, red bearberry, wild cranberry, mealberry, hog cranberry, sand berry, sandberry, mountain box, bear's grape, creashak, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

Definition of 'Arctostaphylos uva-ursi'

From: GCIDE

Bearberry \Bear"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.) A trailing plant of the heath family ({Arctostaphylos uva-ursi}), having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and glossy red berries of which bears are said to be fond. [1913 Webster]

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