[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Ursus arctos is the brown bear. The word arctos is from the Greek for bear. Ursus arctos is "bear bear". The northern climes are called the Arctic because they lie under the constellation Ursus Major, the great bear. (Hence Antarctic, opposite the bear). The polar bear is Ursus maritimus, the "sea bear"

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arctic

Main Entry: 1arc·tic
Pronunciation: \ˈärk-tik, ˈär-tik\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English artik, from Latin arcticus, from Greek arktikos, from arktos bear, Ursa Major, north; akin to Latin ursus bear, Sanskrit ṛkṣa

[TigersEye]

Oops. My bad. I should have known that from my botany studies.

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi = Bear berry.