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单词 cowberry
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Definition of cowberry in English:

cowberry

nounPlural cowberriesˈkaʊb(ə)riˈkouˌberē
  • 1A low-growing evergreen dwarf shrub of the heather family, which bears dark red berries and grows in northern upland habitats.

    越桔,牙疙疸。参见LINGONBERRY

    Vaccinium vitis-idaea, family Ericaceae

    See also lingonberry
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There's the forest of cowberries, or the forest where the elk roams, or the timber forest.
    • Pines, birches and juniper grow in luxuriant profusion on a valley floor lush in bilberry, cowberry and heather.
    • High above tree line, this group had survived on a diet of heather, azalea, hair grass, and the leaves and stems of cowberries.
    • Humus or organic matter builds up and this allows the blueberries and cowberries to become established.
    • Perspective hybrids of cowberries and blueberries have been selected and propagated.
    1. 1.1 The edible acid berry of the cowberry plant.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Besides the fish, cowberries and tea there was nothing more in our house at that moment.
      • Stir in about two good tablespoons of preserved cowberries and about 3 rounded tablespoons of crème fraîche.
      • Besides those healthful nutrients, cowberries also contain phytochemicals that are thought to counteract urinary-tract infections.
      • I usually serve round steak of kid goat with boiled potatoes, salad and cowberry sauce, often with sauce too.
      • At the moment new studies are undertaken to verify the effect of cowberries on the coronary vessels.

Definition of cowberry in US English:

cowberry

nounˈkouˌberē
  • another term for mountain cranberry
    Example sentencesExamples
    • High above tree line, this group had survived on a diet of heather, azalea, hair grass, and the leaves and stems of cowberries.
    • Pines, birches and juniper grow in luxuriant profusion on a valley floor lush in bilberry, cowberry and heather.
    • Humus or organic matter builds up and this allows the blueberries and cowberries to become established.
    • There's the forest of cowberries, or the forest where the elk roams, or the timber forest.
    • Perspective hybrids of cowberries and blueberries have been selected and propagated.
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