noun
- small red berries of low-growing evergreen shrubs, or the plants themselves, found in northern regions
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The hikers found bearberries growing along the mountain trail.
- Native Americans traditionally used bearberries for medicinal purposes.
- Bearberries are an important food source for wildlife in arctic regions.
- The small white flowers of bearberries bloom in early summer.
- Bears often feed on bearberries during the fall months.
- Bearberries can survive in poor, sandy soils where other plants struggle.