Definition of Arctostaphylos alpina

1. Noun. Deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar.

Exact synonyms: Alpine Bearberry, Black Bearberry
Generic synonyms: Bearberry

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arctostaphylos Alpina

Arctic wolf spider
Arctica
Arctictis
Arctictis bintourong
Arctiidae
Arctium
Arctium lappa
Arctium minus
Arctocebus
Arctocebus calabarensis
Arctocephalus
Arctocephalus philippi
Arctonyx
Arctonyx collaris
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos alpina (current term)
Arctostaphylos andersonii
Arctostaphylos manzanita
Arctostaphylos tomentosa
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Arctotis
Arctotis stoechadifolia
Arctotis venusta
Arcturus
Ardea
Ardea herodius
Ardea occidentalis
Ardeidae
Ardennes
Ardennes counteroffensive

Literary usage of Arctostaphylos alpina

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1878)
"The leaves of the Arctostaphylos alpina are serrated on the margin, and the entire margin of the leaves distinguishes between the leaves of the two species. ..."

2. EcoRegions of Alaska by Alisa L. Gallant (1998)
"... are dominated either by erica- ceous shrubs (for example, Arctostaphylos alpina, ... Vaccinium vitis-idaea, V. uliginosum, and Arctostaphylos alpina), ..."

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