bearberry \bear"berry\, 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.
   1913 webster
see also:
arctostaphylos uva-ursi 

bearberry
     n 1: shrubby tree of the pacific coast of the united states;
          yields cascara sagrada syn: cascara buckthorn, bearwood,
           chittamwood, chittimwood, rhamnus purshianus
     2: deciduous shrub of southeastern and central united states
        syn: possum haw, winterberry, ilex decidua
     3: chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to arctic areas
see also:
cascara buckthorn bearwood chittamwood chittimwood rhamnus purshianus possum haw 
winterberry ilex decidua