cowberry

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UK/ˈkaubəɹɪ/

noun

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

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Meanings

nouncowberry (plural cowberries)

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 & antonyms

both

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foxberrylingonberrylowbush cranberrymountain cranberrypartridgeberryred whortleberry

nounlow evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries

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mountain cranberrylingonberrylingenberrylingberryfoxberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
Broader
cranberry

nountart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller

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lingonberrymountain cranberrylowbush cranberry
Broader
berry
Also see
clusterberryfoxberrylingberrylingonberrylowbush cranberrymountain cranberryred whortleberry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cow + berry. Compare bilberry.

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Cite this entry
APA

cowberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowberry

MLA

“cowberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowberry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cowberry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowberry.

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