"cowberry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkaubəɹɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: cowberries [plural]
Etymology: From cow + berry. Compare bilberry. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cow|berry}} cow + berry, {{m|en|bilberry}} bilberry Head templates: {{en-noun}} cowberry (plural cowberries)
  1. A shrub native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere (Vaccinium vitis-idaea). Categories (lifeform): Berries, Blueberry tribe plants
    Sense id: en-cowberry-en-noun-5-BSs7Ni Disambiguation of Berries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Blueberry tribe plants: 75 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 96 4
  2. The berry of this shrub.
    Sense id: en-cowberry-en-noun-9HyHkj~I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: foxberry, lingonberry, lowbush cranberry, mountain cranberry, partridgeberry, red whortleberry

Inflected forms

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