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lingonberry

/ˈlɪŋɡənb(ə)ɹi/US/ˈlɪŋɡənˌbɛɹi/

lingonberry noun: a berry-bearing shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere.

lingonberry: a berry-bearing shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern...
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Noun

lingonberry (plural lingonberries)

  1. A berry-bearing shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere.
  2. The berry of this shrub.
    • Ze lingonberry pancake!1998, The Big Lebowski (motion picture), spoken by Nihilist (Peter Stormare)

Synonyms of lingonberry

All synonyms of lingonberry

Forms of lingonberry

plurallingonberries

Origin of lingonberry

From Swedish lingon (“cowberry, lingonberry”) + English berry.

Questions about lingonberry

What does lingonberry mean?
Lingonberry means a berry-bearing shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere.
What part of speech is lingonberry?
Lingonberry is a noun.
How do you pronounce lingonberry?
Lingonberry is pronounced /ˈlɪŋɡənb(ə)ɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of lingonberry?
The plural of lingonberry is lingonberries.

Words near lingonberry in the dictionary

  1. lingo
  2. Lingoa Geral
  3. lingoa wood
  4. lingoes
  5. lingonberries
  6. lingonberry
  7. lingos
  8. lingot
  9. lingots
  10. Lingqijing
  11. Lingqiu

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