bearberry

noun

1. shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada

   noun.plant

   Synonyms bearwood cascara buckthorn chittamwood chittimwood rhamnus purshianus

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States

   noun.plant

   Synonyms ilex decidua possum haw winterberry

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas

   noun.plant

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. A trailing plant of the heath family (<i>Arctostaphylos uva-ursi</i>), having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and glossy red berries of which bears are said to be fond.

   noun

   Source: webster1913