BILBERRY

bilberry, whortleberry, European blueberry

(noun) blue-black berries similar to American blueberries

bilberry, thin-leaved bilberry, mountain blue berry, Viccinium membranaceum

(noun) erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries

bilberry, whortleberry, whinberry, blaeberry, Viccinium myrtillus

(noun) erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

bilberry (plural bilberries)

Vaccinium myrtillus, the wild European blueberry of the cowberry family.

The shrub of the above-mentioned plant.

Source: Wiktionary

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Bil"ber*ry, n.; pl. Bilberries (. Etym: [Cf. Dan. böllebær bilberry, where bölle is perh. akin to E. ball.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: 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. cæspitosum and V. uliginosum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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