Bearberry

n.

1.

(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.

Noun	1.	bearberry - shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada Synonyms: bearwood, cascara buckthorn, chittamwood, chittimwood, Rhamnus purshianus
	2.	bearberry - deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States Synonyms: Ilex decidua, possum haw, winterberry
	3.	bearberry - chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to arctic areas

bearwood, buckthorn, cascara, cascara buckthorn, cascara sagrada, chittam bark, chittamwood, chittem bark, chittimwood, Rhamnus purshianus