Bear·ber·ry n. Bot. A trailing plant of the heath family (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and glossy red berries of which bears are said to be fond.
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
n : evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern
Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries;
leaves turn red in autumn [syn: common bearberry, red
bearberry, wild cranberry, mealberry, hog cranberry,
sand berry, sandberry, mountain box, bear's grape,
creashak]