[syn: bilberry, whortleberry, European blueberry]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bilberry \Bil"ber*ry\, n.; pl. Bilberries. [Cf. Dan.
b["o]lleb[ae]r bilberry, where b["o]lle is perh. akin to E.
ball.]
1. (Bot.) The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus);
also, its edible bluish black fruit.
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There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. --Shak.
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2. (Bot.) Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America,
the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, Vaccinium
c[ae]spitosum and Vaccinium uliginosum.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bilberry
n 1: erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-
black berries [syn: bilberry, whortleberry,
whinberry, blaeberry, Viccinium myrtillus]
2: erect blueberry of western United States having solitary
flowers and somewhat sour berries [syn: bilberry, thin-
leaved bilberry, mountain blue berry, Viccinium
membranaceum]
3: blue-black berries similar to American blueberries [syn:
bilberry, whortleberry, European blueberry]