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ˈheath-berry
A name vaguely applied to various berries growing on heaths, esp. the Bilberry and Crowberry.
c1000Sax. Leechd. II. 344 Ᵹenim..hæþ berᵹian wisan..do þas wyrta in an fæt. 1670–1Narborough Jrnl. in Acc. Sev. Late Voy. i. (1711) 124 A-shore there is great Store of Heath-berries..and small Black-berries. 1772–84Cook Voy. (1790) V. 1909 Berries of different species, such as cranberries, hurtle-berries, bramble-berries, and heath-berries. a1792S. Hearne Journ. North. Ocean in Southey Comm.-pl. Bk. IV. 167 Heathberries grow close to the ground. |