bearberry

A noun referring to various shrubs or subshrubs, including a Pacific coast tree yielding cascara sagrada, a deciduous shrub of the southeastern and central United States, and chiefly evergreen subshrubs found in northern to Arctic areas.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das verschiedene Sträucher oder Halbsträucher bezeichnet, darunter der pazifische Baum, der Cascara Sagrada liefert, ein sommergrüner Strauch des Südostens und der Mitte der USA sowie überwiegend immergrüne Halbsträucher in nördlichen und arktischen Regionen.

1. Cascara tree C1 formal american scientific

   A shrubby tree native to the Pacific coast of the United States, known for producing cascara sagrada, a natural laxative.

   • The bearberry tree is harvested for its medicinal bark.
   • Cascara sagrada is derived from the bearberry tree.
   • Bearberry grows abundantly in the Pacific Northwest.

   🇩🇪Kreuzdorn

   Synonyme: cascaracascara sagrada

2. Deciduous shrub C1 formal american scientific

   A deciduous shrub found in southeastern and central United States, often with small berries.

   • The bearberry shrub loses its leaves in winter.
   • This species of bearberry is common in the southeastern US.
   • Wildlife often feeds on the berries of the bearberry shrub.

   🇩🇪Laubabwerfender Strauch

3. Arctic subshrub C1 formal scientific

   A chiefly evergreen subshrub found in northern to Arctic regions, often with red berries and leathery leaves.

   • Bearberry is a common ground cover in Arctic tundra.
   • The plant's red berries persist through winter.
   • Bearberry leaves are used in traditional herbal remedies.

   🇩🇪Arktischer Zwergstrauch

   Synonyme: foxberrymealberrysandberry

• bearberries plural form
• bearberries' possessive plural form
• bearberry's possessive singular form