Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun   See bearberry , 1.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) The bearberry.
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								Uva ursi Arctostaphylos uva-ursi has antimicrobial effects against Escherichia coli, Proteus vulgaris, Enterobacter aerogenes, Streptococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, and Candida albicans. THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003 
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								Bearberry, Evergreen Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 52, 276 The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989 
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								Bearberry, Evergreen Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 52, 276 The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989 
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								Bearberry, Evergreen Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 52, 276 The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989 
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								The Indians have always looked to Europeans for presents of tobacco, which they economise by mixing with willow-bark, the uva-ursi, &c., and there are some tribes totally unacquainted with its use. 
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								We did not see any of these, but we did see the post-graduate evidences of their diet, and were somewhat surprised to learn that it included much fruit, especially of the uva-ursi. The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake Ernest Thompson Seton 1903 
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								Quite the most abundant carpet in the forest here is the uva-ursi or bear-berry. The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake Ernest Thompson Seton 1903 
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								Trailing arbutus (_A. uva-ursi_), kwün-neltsh; _the leaves of this vine are used for smoking_. Alphabetical Vocabularies of the Clallum and Lummi George Gibbs 1844 
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								(Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) and violet (Viola odorata), grow well in dry shade. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Brigitte Mars 2010 
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								(Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) and violet (Viola odorata), grow well in dry shade. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Brigitte Mars 2010 
polymorph commented on the word uva-ursi
Common names: bearberry, kinnikinnick
April 8, 2007