/kroh"ber'ee, -beuh ree/ , n. , pl. crowberries .
1. the black or reddish berry of a heathlike, evergreen shrub, Empetrum nigrum, of northern regions.
2. the plant itself.
3. any of certain other fruits or the plants bearing similar berries, as the bearberry.
[ 1590-1600; CROW 1 + BERRY, prob. trans. of G Krähenbeere ]