Oxycoccus

noun

Oxy·​coc·​cus

ˌäksēˈkäkəs

in some classifications

: a small genus of trailing or prostrate shrubs consisting of the cranberries see vaccinum

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from oxy- + -coccus

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