English Explanatory Dictionary

crowberry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Empetrum; a small genus of dwarf evergreen shrubs that bear edible fruit.
  2. Empetrum nigrum; a species of crowberry.
  3. A fruit of this plant.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹəʊbəɹɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crowberry.wav

Word forms

crowberry crowberries

Etymology

From crow + berry; probably a calque of German Krähenbeere. Apparently so-called due to birds' fondness for the fruit. Yet the dark color (compare Old Norse blár (“blue-black, like a raven's sheen”)) may be the main or another factor; compare Inuktitut paurngaq (“crowberry”) (allegedly meaning "which looks like soot").

Synonyms

crakeberry mossberry

Derived words

red crowberry

Translations

Chukchi: ԓыгоонъыԓгын Czech: šicha Danish: revling Faroese: berjalyngur Faroese: berlyngur Finnish: variksenmarja French: camarine German: Krähenbeere Ingrian: sikamarja Norwegian: krekling Old Norse: krækiber Polish: bażyna Polish: bagnisko Romanian: vuietoare Russian: ворони́ка Russian: водяни́ка Russian: ши́кша Swedish: kråkbär Lower Tanana: dotron' jega' Turkish: karga üzümü Welsh: creiglus
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