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Whortleberry

Whortleberry Meaning & Definition
Whortleberry Definition And Meaning

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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