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WHORTLEBERRY
bilberry, whortleberry, European blueberry
(noun) blue-black berries similar to American blueberries
bilberry, whortleberry, whinberry, blaeberry, Viccinium myrtillus
(noun) erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
whortleberry (plural whortleberries)
Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium
Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry or blue whortleberry);
Vaccinium vitis-idaea (lingonberry or red whortleberry);
Vaccinium uliginosum (bog whortleberry or bilberry).
A berry of one of these shrubs.
Synonyms
• (shrubs): whortle bush
Source: Wiktionary
Whor"tle*ber`ry, n. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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