Bear's Grape (Noun)
Meaning
Evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The bear's grape is a low-growing, woody evergreen shrub, that is ideal for grounncover in shaded areas.
- Red-purple berries of the bear's grape plants are an important food for bears and other wildlife.
- The leaves of bear's grape turn brilliant crimson red in fall, for a colorful autumn foliage.
- In spring, the new growth on bear's grape has a reddish tint, which later turns green.
- The small, green leaves on the bear's grape shrub are rounded at the tip and slightly wavy along the edges.
Synonyms
- Sand Berry
- Mountain Box
- Wild Cranberry
- Red Bearberry
- Creashak
- Hog Cranberry
- Sandberry
- Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi
- Common Bearberry
- Mealberry