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What is a bearberry?

What is a bearberry? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any of three dwarf shrubs of the genus Arctostaphylos, which principally grow in arctic and subarctic regions and bear edible berries.
    1. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, the common bearberry.
  2. Arbutus menziesii.
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