About The Word Huckleberry
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Huckleberry
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What's The Definition Of Huckleberry?
[n] blue-black berry similar to blueberries and bilberries of the eastern United States
[n] any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries [n] any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from blue-fruited blueberries Synonyms | Synonyms for Huckleberry: Related Terms | Find terms related to Huckleberry: See Also | berry | black huckleberry | black huckleberry | blueberry | blueberry bush | box huckleberry | bush | dangleberry | Gaylussacia | Gaylussacia baccata | Gaylussacia baccata | Gaylussacia brachycera | Gaylussacia frondosa | genus Gaylussacia | shrub Huckleberry In Webster's Dictionary \Huc"kle*ber`ry\, n. [Cf. {Whortleberry}.] (Bot.)
(a) The edible black or dark blue fruit of several species of
the American genus {Gaylussacia}, shrubs nearly related
to the blueberries ({Vaccinium}), and formerly confused
with them. The commonest huckelberry comes from {G.
resinosa}.
(b) The shrub that bears the berries. Called also
whortleberry.
{Squaw huckleberry}. See {Deeberry}.
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