About The Word Bilberry
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Bilberry
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What's The Definition Of Bilberry?
[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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Bilberry: blaeberry | European blueberry | mountain blue berry | thin-leaved bilberry | Viccinium membranaceum | Viccinium myrtillus | whinberry | whortleberry | whortleberry Related Terms | Find terms related to Bilberry: See Also | berry | bilberry | bilberry | blaeberry | blueberry | blueberry bush | European blueberry | Viccinium myrtillus | whinberry Bilberry In Webster's Dictionary \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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