crowberry

n. [植]岩高兰, 红莓苔子

发音

UK /ˈkɹəʊbəɹɪ/
其它

词形变化

crowberries 复数 crowberries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Empetrum; a small genus of dwarf evergreen shrubs that bear edible fruit.

  2. 2.

    Empetrum; a small genus of dwarf evergreen shrubs that bear edible fruit.

    Empetrum nigrum; a species of crowberry.

    岩高兰

  3. 3.

    A fruit of this plant.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

bush shrub

相关短语

red crowberry

词源

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").

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