About The Word Whortleberry
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Whortleberry
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What's The Definition Of Whortleberry?
[n] blue-black berries similar to American blueberries
[n] erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries Synonyms | Synonyms for Whortleberry: bilberry | bilberry | blaeberry | European blueberry | Viccinium myrtillus | whinberry Related Terms | Find terms related to Whortleberry: See Also | berry | blaeberry | blueberry | blueberry bush | European blueberry | Viccinium myrtillus | whinberry | whortleberry | whortleberry Whortleberry In Webster's Dictionary \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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