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cowberry

noun

/ˈkaubəɹɪ/UK

Etymology

From cow + berry. Compare bilberry.

derived from *bʰerH-✻ — “to rip, cut, split, grate”
inherited from *barjaną✻ — “to beat, hit”
inherited from *barjan✻
inherited from *berian✻
inherited from beryen
compounded as cowberry — “cow + berry”

Definitions

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

The neighborhood

synonymfoxberryboth
synonymlingonberryboth
synonymlowbush cranberryboth
synonymmountain cranberryboth
synonympartridgeberryboth
synonymred whortleberryboth

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cowberry. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA