mountain cranberry

UK/ˈmaʊn.tɪn ˈkɹænbɛɹi/

noun

Cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)l

Similar
alpine bearberryblack bearberrycowberrylingonberrylingenberrylingberryfoxberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
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Meanings

nounmountain cranberry (plural mountain cranberries)

plural mountain cranberries

  1. Cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)l
  2. Mountain bearberry (Actous alpina (syn. Arctostaphylos alpina).

    Synonyms: alpine bearberry, black bearberry

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMountain bearberry (Actous alpina (syn. Arctostaphylos alpina).

Similar
alpine bearberryblack bearberry

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
cowberrylingonberrylingenberrylingberryfoxberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
Broader
cranberry

nountart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller

Similar
lingonberrycowberrylowbush cranberry
Broader
berry
Also see
cowberryfoxberrylingberrylingonberrylowbush cranberryred whortleberry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish riekonmarja
  • riekonmarjaArctostaphylos alpina
Polish mącznica alpejska
  • mącznica alpejskaArctostaphylos alpina
Swedish ripbär
  • ripbärArctostaphylos alpina
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mountain cranberry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountain%20cranberry.

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