crowberry family

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A group of low, bushy shrubs that grow in cold regions, often with small black berries

noun
/ˈkraʊˌbɛri ˈfæmɪli/

: familia de las moras de los pantanos

The crowberry family is commonly found in arctic and subarctic regions.

Examples

Some members of the crowberry family produce edible, small black berries.
Many plants in the crowberry family thrive in acidic soils.
Botanists studied several species within the crowberry family for their ecological impact.
The crowberry family includes several species of shrubs.
The crowberry family consists of various shrubs that adapt well to cold climates.
Members of the crowberry family are often used in landscaping due to their hardy nature.
Research on the crowberry family has revealed their importance in maintaining local biodiversity.

Synonyms

Empetraceae

vscrowberry family

Specialized

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A family of small shrubs like crowberries that grow in cold or mountain places

is the common nontechnical family name rather than the formal term

Surface Forms

crowberry family singular

crowberry families plural

Morphology

crowberry + family

The meaning is directly compositional: 'crowberry' names the plant and 'family' denotes a taxonomic grouping, so a learner who knows both words will infer it refers to the family/group of crowberry plants. The 'X family' construction is a common and cross-linguistically familiar way to name related species, making the phrase immediately understandable.

Etymology

Crowberry family may come from the small, black berries these low shrubs make that crows often ate. That's why the name links the bird (crow) and the fruit (berry) to the group of plants that produce those berries.