mountain cranberry

mountain cranberry
a low-growing shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, of the heath family, growing in northern regions and having tart, red, edible berries. Also called cowberry, lingonberry, lowbush cranberry.
[1840-50, Amer.]

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