bilberry
NounSynonyms:
whortleberrywhinberryblaeberryViccinium myrtillusthin-leaved bilberrymountain blue berryViccinium membranaceumEuropean blueberry
WordNet 3.0
Noun (3)
- erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berriesSynonyms: whortleberrywhinberryblaeberryViccinium myrtillus
- erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berriesSynonyms: thin-leaved bilberrymountain blue berryViccinium membranaceum
- blue-black berries similar to American blueberriesSynonyms: whortleberryEuropean blueberry
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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. [1913 Webster]
There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.) Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America, the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, Vaccinium c[ae]spitosum and Vaccinium uliginosum. [1913 Webster]