Noun: bearberry 'behr,be-ree [N. Amer], behr-bu-ree [Brit]
- Chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas
"Bearberry is often used as a ground cover in rock gardens due to its ability to thrive in poor soil"
- Deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States
"The bearberry's bright red fruits persisted through the winter months";
- possum haw, winterberry, Ilex decidua
- Shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada
"Native Americans traditionally harvested bearberry bark for medicinal use";
- cascara buckthorn, bearwood, chittamwood, chittimwood, Rhamnus purshianus
Derived forms: bearberries
Type of: buckthorn, bush, holly, shrub
Part of: Arctostaphylos, genus Arctostaphylos
Encyclopedia: Bearberry