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[syn: dwarf bilberry, dwarf blueberry, Vaccinium caespitosum]
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):
Vaccinium caespitosum
n 1: low-growing tufted deciduous shrub of northern and alpine
North America having pink to coral-red flowers followed by
sweet blue berries [syn: dwarf bilberry, dwarf
blueberry, Vaccinium caespitosum]