cowberry

noun

cow·​ber·​ry ˈkau̇-ˌber-ē How to pronounce cowberry (audio)
: lingonberry
also : its fruit

Examples of cowberry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The crimson meat comes thinly sliced atop a celery puree, with a garnish of cowberry sorbet. Noah Sneider, The Atlantic, 16 May 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cowberry was in 1800

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“Cowberry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowberry. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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