whortleberry

Noun
Synonyms: bilberrywhinberryblaeberryViccinium myrtillusEuropean blueberry

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berriesSynonyms: bilberrywhinberryblaeberryViccinium myrtillus
  2. blue-black berries similar to American blueberriesSynonyms: bilberryEuropean blueberry
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Whortleberry \Whor"tle*ber`ry\, n. [AS. wyrtil a small shrub (dim. of wyrt wort) + E. berry. See Wort, and cf. Huckleberry, Hurtleberry.] (Bot.) (a) In England, the fruit of Vaccinium Myrtillus; also, the plant itself. See Bilberry, 1. (b) The fruit of several shrubby plants of the genus Gaylussacia; also, any one of these plants. See Huckleberry. [1913 Webster]
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