bearberry
(noun) chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas
bearberry, possum haw, winterberry, Ilex decidua
(noun) deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bearberry (plural bearberries)
Any of three dwarf shrubs of the genus Arctostaphylos, which principally grow in arctic and subarctic regions and bear edible berries.
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, the common bearberry.
Arbutus menziesii.
Source: Wiktionary
Bear"ber*ry, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A trailing plant of the heath family (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and glossy red berries of which bears are said to be fond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
