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Crowberry
CIDE DICTIONARY
Crowberry, n.
A heathlike plant of the genus Empetrum , and its fruit, a black, scarcely edible berry; -- also called crakeberry . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Crowberry, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a a heathlike evergreen shrub Empetrum nigrum, bearing black berries. b the flavourless edible berry of this plant.
2 US a cranberry.
1 a a heathlike evergreen shrub Empetrum nigrum, bearing black berries. b the flavourless edible berry of this plant.
2 US a cranberry.
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