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Noun
/ˈbe(ə)rˌberē/,
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bearberries, plural;
  1. A creeping dwarf shrub of the heath family, with pinkish flowers and bright red berries


  1. (bearberry) cascara buckthorn: shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada
  2. (bearberry) deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States
  3. (bearberry) chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas
  4. Bearberries are three species of dwarf shrubs in the genus Arctostaphylos. Unlike the other species of Arctostaphylos (see Manzanita), they are adapted to Arctic and sub-Arctic climates, and have a circumpolar distribution in northern North America, Asia and Europe, one with a small highly ...
  5. (Bearberry (Uva Ursi)) Natural Hydroquinone (arbutin) will lighten discolorations on the skin.
  6. (bearberry) An edible berry used by the Wolfriders to supplement their diet.