Noun: crowberry 'krow,be-ree [N. Amer], krow-bu-ree [Brit]- A low evergreen shrub with small purple flowers and black berrylike fruit
"Crowberries are an important food source for Arctic wildlife"
Derived forms: crowberries
Type of: bush, shrub
Part of: Empetrum, genus Empetrum
Encyclopedia: Crowberry