Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bearberry

/ˈbɛəb(ə)ɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: bear-ber-ry
IPA: /ˈbɛəb(ə)ɹi/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of four dwarf shrubs of formerly all members of the genus Arctostaphylos, three now assigned to genus Arctous, which principally grow in arctic and subarctic regions and bear edible berries.

noun

Any of four dwarf shrubs of formerly all members of the genus Arctostaphylos, three now assigned to genus Arctous, which principally grow in arctic and subarctic regions and bear edible berries.

noun

Any of four dwarf shrubs of formerly all members of the genus Arctostaphylos, three now assigned to genus Arctous, which principally grow in arctic and subarctic regions and bear edible berries.

noun

Any of four dwarf shrubs of formerly all members of the genus Arctostaphylos, three now assigned to genus Arctous, which principally grow in arctic and subarctic regions and bear edible berries.

noun

Any of four dwarf shrubs of formerly all members of the genus Arctostaphylos, three now assigned to genus Arctous, which principally grow in arctic and subarctic regions and bear edible berries.

noun

Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii).

Example Sentences

"Sometimes she scrabbled through the drifts on hilltops and found a few wizened bearberries or a handful of rock-tripe, a kind of moss."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-der. Proto-Germanic *berô Proto-West Germanic *berō Old English bera Middle English bere English bear Proto-Germanic *bazją Proto-West Germanic *baʀi Old English berġe Middle English berie English berry English bearberry From bear + berry.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈbɛəb(ə)ɹi/

Inflected Forms

bearberries (plural)

Phrases

bearberry willow mountain bearberry

Synonyms

bear's-grape uva ursi possum haw winterberry ilex decidua cascara buckthorn bearwood chittamwood chittimwood rhamnus purshianus

Questions

How do you pronounce bearberry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɛəb(ə)ɹi/.
What does bearberry mean?: Any of four dwarf shrubs of formerly all members of the genus Arctostaphylos, three now assigned to genus Arctous, which principally grow in arctic and subarctic regions and bear edible berries.
Where does bearberry come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-der. Proto-Germanic *berô Proto-West Germanic *berō Old English bera Middle English bere English bear Proto-Germanic *bazją Proto-West Germanic *baʀi Old English berġe Middle English berie English berry English bearberry From bear + berry.

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