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cowberry

/ˈkaubəɹɪ/

cowberry noun: a shrub native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere (Vaccinium vitis-idaea).

cowberry: a shrub native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)
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Noun

cowberry (plural cowberries)

  1. A shrub native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere (Vaccinium vitis-idaea).
  2. A berry of this shrub.

Synonyms of cowberry

All synonyms of cowberry

Forms of cowberry

pluralcowberries

Origin of cowberry

From cow + berry. Compare bilberry.

Questions about cowberry

What does cowberry mean?
Cowberry means a shrub native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere (Vaccinium vitis-idaea).
What part of speech is cowberry?
Cowberry is a noun.
How do you pronounce cowberry?
Cowberry is pronounced /ˈkaubəɹɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of cowberry?
The plural of cowberry is cowberries.

Words near cowberry in the dictionary

  1. cowbell
  2. cowbellist
  3. cowbellists
  4. cowbells
  5. cowberries
  6. cowberry
  7. cowbind
  8. cowbird
  9. cowbirds
  10. Cowbit
  11. cowboy

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