Definition of "lowbush" [lowbush]

• Being, or coming from, a bush of low stature (used in names of certain fruits, such as lowbush blueberry and lowbush cranberry). (adjective)

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• "Wild berries, like those common in Maine, are called lowbush."
• "The understory of these forests is a variety of shrubs, mostly of the oak and heath family, such as lowbush blueberry and black huckleberry."
• "Highbush cranberries are a fruit of the honeysuckle, and completely different fruit than the lowbush or commercial cranberry."