bearberry

• Substantivo que designa diversos arbustos ou subarbustos, incluindo a árvore do Pacífico que fornece a cascara sagrada, um arbusto decíduo do sudeste e centro dos Estados Unidos e subarbustos predominantemente perenes encontrados em regiões do norte e árticas.

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.

1. Cascara treeC1formalamericanscientific

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

   Cáscara-sagrada

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

   Sinônimoscascaracascara sagrada

2. C1formalamericanscientific

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

   Arbusto decíduo

   • 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.

3. Arctic subshrubC1formalscientific

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

   Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

   • 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.

   Sinônimosfoxberrymealberrysandberry