different between partridgeberry vs lingonberry

English

partridge +? berry.

partridgeberry (plural partridgeberries)

Any of various plants, including
1. squaw vine, Mitchella repens
2. teaberry, Gaultheria procumbens
3. (Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island) lingonberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea
The berry of such a plant.

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

lingonberry (plural lingonberries)

A berry-bearing shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere.
Synonyms: lowbush cranberry, mountain bilberry, cowberry, foxberry, partridgeberry, red whortleberry, csejka berry
The berry of this shrub.
Synonyms: cowberry, foxberry, partridgeberry
Coordinate terms: blueberry, cranberry

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