bearberry : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bearberry	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for bearberry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bearberry n shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada Synonym(s): cascara buckthorn, bearberry, bearwood, chittamwood, chittimwood, Rhamnus purshianus deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States Synonym(s): bearberry, possum haw, winterberry, Ilex decidua chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.