lingonberry

== English == === Etymology === From Swedish lingon (“cowberry, lingonberry”) + English berry. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɪŋɡənb(ə)ɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɪŋɡənˌbɛɹi/ === Noun === lingonberry (plural lingonberries) A berry-bearing shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere. Synonyms: lowbush cranberry, mountain bilberry, cowberry, foxberry, partridgeberry, red whortleberry, csejka berry The berry of this shrub. Synonyms: cowberry, foxberry, partridgeberry Coordinate terms: blueberry, cranberry ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === vaccinium vitis-idaea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Vaccinium vitis-idaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies