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Definition of Creashak
1. Noun. Evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn.
Exact synonyms: Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi, Bear's Grape, Common Bearberry, Hog Cranberry, Mealberry, Mountain Box, Red Bearberry, Sand Berry, Sandberry, Wild Cranberry
Generic synonyms: Bearberry
Generic synonyms: Bearberry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Creashak
Literary usage of Creashak
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"B. 4. Prior, p. 56. (2) Caltha palustris, L.—Glou. creashak. Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi,
Spr.—'In Boss-shire creashak, a corruption of the Gaelic name ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"B. 4. Prior, p. 56. (2) Caltha palustris, L.—Glou. creashak. Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi,
Spr.—'In Boss-shire creashak, a corruption of the Gaelic name ..."
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