Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bearberry \Bear"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.)
   A trailing plant of the heath family ({Arctostaphylos
   uva-ursi}), having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and
   glossy red berries of which bears are said to be fond.

Source : WordNet®

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
     n : evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern
         Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries;
         leaves turn red in autumn [syn: {common bearberry}, {red
         bearberry}, {wild cranberry}, {mealberry}, {hog cranberry},
          {sand berry}, {sandberry}, {mountain box}, {bear's grape},
          {creashak}]