A small red or orange berry, possibly a lingonberry or similar fruit, named for its resemblance to fox coloring.
From 'fox' plus 'berry,' a compound name reflecting the berry's reddish hue or its association with foxes in folklore and natural observation.
The foxberry shows how people created living encyclopedia through plant names—the color tells you what the berry looks like, making it memorable before books existed to describe it.
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