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crowberry

noun
/ˈkɹəʊbəɹɪ/UK

Etymology

From crow + berry; probably a calque of German Krähenbeere. Apparently so-called due to birds' fondness for the fruit. Yet the dark color (compare Old Norse blár (“blue-black, like a raven's sheen”)) may be the main or another factor; compare Inuktitut paurngaq (“crowberry”) (allegedly meaning "which looks like soot").

  1. derived from *bʰerH-✻ — “to rip, cut, split, grate”
  2. inherited from *barjaną✻ — “to beat, hit”
  3. inherited from *barjan✻
  4. inherited from *berian✻
  5. inherited from beryen
  6. compounded as crowberry — “crow + berry”

Definitions

  1. Empetrum

    Empetrum; a small genus of dwarf evergreen shrubs that bear edible fruit.

  2. A fruit of this plant.

The neighborhood

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