salix uva-ursi

1. 1.

   dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of Arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base

   Synonymsbearberry willow

   Broaderwillow

   Part ofSalix

Questions about salix uva-ursi

What does salix uva-ursi mean?

salix uva-ursi means "dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of Arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base".

What is another word for salix uva-ursi?

Close synonyms include bearberry willow. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is salix uva-ursi a common word?

salix uva-ursi is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.