| 释义 | bearberry noun[ C or U ]
 uk /ˈbeə.bər.i/ us /ˈberˌber.i//ˈber.bə.ri/
 a small, short, evergreen bush (= one that never loses its leaves) with small, red or black, round fruit:
 Bearberry bushes are so-called because bears love to eat their berries.
 Bearberries grow in northern latitudes all over the world.
 Bearberry has historically been used for medicinal purposes.
 I grabbed a handful of berries from a bearberry and chewed on them as I went along.
 The leathery leaves of the bearberries formed a dense mat beneath the trees.
 Arbutin, which can be extracted from the bearberry bush, prevents the formation of melanin and so is used in skin-lightening products.
 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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 abelia
 abutilon
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 aronia
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 eglantine
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 forsythia
 manzanita
 mayflower
 Mexican orange
 mock orange
 multiflora rose
 snowberry
 spicebush
 staghorn sumac
 sumac
 sweetbriar
 
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