Cowberry (Noun)
Meaning 1
Tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- The recipe called for fresh or frozen cowberries, which are abundant in the woods near my cabin.
- After foraging for wild mushrooms, she stopped to pick some cowberries for a snack.
- Cowberries are often used to make jams, preserves, and sauces due to their tart flavor.
- In some parts of Europe, cowberries are considered a delicacy and are served at special occasions.
- The birds love to eat the ripe cowberries that grow on the bushes near the old oak tree.
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Meaning 2
Low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.