bearberry

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

bearberry
    n 1: shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States;
         yields cascara sagrada [syn: {cascara buckthorn},
         {bearberry}, {bearwood}, {chittamwood}, {chittimwood},
         {Rhamnus purshianus}]
    2: deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States
       [syn: {bearberry}, {possum haw}, {winterberry}, {Ilex
       decidua}]
    3: chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bearberry \Bear"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.)
   A trailing plant of the heath family ({Arctostaphylos
   uva-ursi}), having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and
   glossy red berries of which bears are said to be fond.
   [1913 Webster]