cowberry Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
lingenberry; lingberry; lingonberry; mountain cranberry; Vaccinium vitis-idaea; foxberry.
noun tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller
mountain cranberry; lowbush cranberry; lingonberry.

plural Cowberries

(Bot.) A species of Vaccinium (V. Vitis-id), which bears acid red berries which are sometimes used in cookery; -- locally called mountain cranberry.