What does "lingonberry" mean?

A berry-bearing shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere.

How do you pronounce "lingonberry"?

Pronounced //ˈlɪŋɡənb(ə)ɹi//.

Common synonyms include: cowberry, foxberry, lowbush cranberry, partridgeberry, berry, clusterberry.

//ˈlɪŋɡənb(ə)ɹi// noun

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Noun

1
A berry-bearing shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere.
2
tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller wordnet
3
The berry of this shrub.
"Ze lingonberry pancake!"
4
low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries wordnet

"Tom put some lingonberry jam on his meatballs."

From Swedish lingon (“cowberry, lingonberry”) + berry.

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