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[syn: deerberry, squaw huckleberry, Vaccinium stamineum]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Huckleberry \Huc"kle*ber`ry\, n. [Cf. Whortleberry.] (Bot.)
(a) The edible black or dark blue fruit of several species of
the American genus Gaylussacia, shrubs nearly related
to the blueberries (Vaccinium), and formerly confused
with them. The commonest huckelberry comes from
Gaylussacia resinosa.
(b) The shrub that bears the berries. Called also
whortleberry.
[1913 Webster]
Squaw huckleberry. See Deeberry.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Deerberry \Deer"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
A shrub of the blueberry group (Vaccinium stamineum); also,
its bitter, greenish white berry; -- called also squaw
huckleberry.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
squaw huckleberry
n 1: small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the
eastern United States having greenish or yellowish
unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer [syn:
deerberry, squaw huckleberry, Vaccinium stamineum]