Cow·ber·ry n.; pl. Cowberries Bot. A species of Vaccinium (Vaccinium Vitis-idæa), which bears acid red berries which are sometimes used in cookery; -- locally called mountain cranberry.
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mountain cranberry
n 1: low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of
Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
[syn: cowberry, lingonberry, lingenberry, lingberry,
foxberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea]
2: tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller
[syn: lingonberry, cowberry, lowbush cranberry]