lingonberry n 1: low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries [syn: {cowberry}, {mountain cranberry}, {lingenberry}, {lingberry}, {foxberry}, {Vaccinium vitis-idaea}] 2: tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller [syn: {mountain cranberry}, {cowberry}, {lowbush cranberry}]