Meaning of WHORTLEBERRY
| Pronunciation: | | 'wurtl`beree
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- [n] blue-black berries similar to American blueberries
- [n] erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries
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| | Synonyms: | | bilberry, bilberry, blaeberry, European blueberry, Viccinium myrtillus, whinberry |
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| | See Also: | | berry, blaeberry, blueberry, blueberry bush, European blueberry, Viccinium myrtillus, whinberry, whortleberry, whortleberry | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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}.
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