Bearberry: 1 definition
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Bearberry means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Bearberry in English is the name of a plant defined with Arctostaphylos uva-ursi in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Arbutus buxifolia Stokes (among others).
2) Bearberry is also identified with Lonicera involucrata It has the synonym Xylosteon involucratum Richardson (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea (1823)
· Journal de Botanique (1813)
· University of Colorado Studies (1905)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· A Botanical Materia Medica (1812)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Alpine bearberry, Black bearberry, Common bearberry.
Full-text: Alpine bearberry, Black bearberry, Common bearberry.
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