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BEARBERRY WILLOW
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of Arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base
Synonyms:
bearberry willow; Salix uva-ursi
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bearberry willow" is a kind of...):
willow; willow tree (any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix)
Holonyms ("bearberry willow" is a member of...):
genus Salix; Salix (a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows)