Meaning of BILBERRY
| Pronunciation: | | 'bil`beree
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- [n] blue-black berries similar to American blueberries
- [n] erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries
- [n] erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries
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| | Synonyms: | | blaeberry, European blueberry, mountain blue berry, thin-leaved bilberry, Viccinium membranaceum, Viccinium myrtillus, whinberry, whortleberry, whortleberry |
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| | See Also: | | berry, bilberry, bilberry, blaeberry, blueberry, blueberry bush, European blueberry, Viccinium myrtillus, whinberry | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. --Shak.
2. (Bot.) Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America,
the species {Vaccinium myrtilloides}, {V. c[ae]spitosum}
and {V. uliginosum}.
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