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cowberry
CIDE DICTIONARY
cowberry, n.
A species of Vaccinium (Vaccinium Vitis-idæa ), which bears acid red berries which are sometimes used in cookery; -- locally called mountain cranberry . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cowberry, n. (pl. -ies)
1 an evergreen shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, bearing dark-red berries.
2 the berry of this plant.
1 an evergreen shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, bearing dark-red berries.
2 the berry of this plant.
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