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foxberry 
n. the cowberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, or mountain cranberry, V. vitis-idaea var. minus.
See also: ground cranberry
- 1796 (1911) I gathered fox berries. They grow like small red currants on a delicate plant.
- 1950 "We've three things to brag about here," said a man at a filling station. "First, Newcomb, then the quarry, and then fox berries. . . ."
- 1964 And to this day I don't know just what a foxberry is, either. All I know is that foxberries grow wild on low bushes, and they taste quite like ordinary cranberries, only with more flavor.
- 1796 (1911) I gathered fox berries. They grow like small red currants on a delicate plant.