lingonberry

noun — 2 senses

lingonberry

noun

UK /ˈlɪŋɡənb(ə)ɹi/ · US /ˈlɪŋɡənˌbɛɹi/

Etymology From Swedish lingon (“cowberry, lingonberry”) + English berry.

1

A berry-bearing shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere.

2

The berry of this shrub.

  • Ze lingonberry pancake!1998, The Big Lebowski (motion picture), spoken by Nihilist (Peter Stormare):

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