whortleberry

[ hwur-tl-ber-ee, wur- ]

/ ˈʰwɜr tlˌbɛr i, ˈwɜr- /

noun, plural whor·tle·ber·ries.

the edible black berry of a Eurasian shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, of the heath family.

the shrub itself.

Also hurtleberry.

Origin of whortleberry

First recorded in 1570–80; dialectal variant of hurtleberry

Words nearby whortleberry

Whorfian hypothesis, whorish, whorl, whorled, whort, whortleberry, who's, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, whose, whosesoever, whosever

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Example sentences from the Web for whortleberry

The baked sweet apple and whortleberry seem to be least objectionable.
Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages|William Andrus Alcott
A few minutes later, having invaded the privacy of "Whortleberry Villa," he was relentlessly prodding a bundle of waterproofs.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 23, 1916|Various
These girls without baskets such as the bilberry and whortleberry pickers, and raspberry gatherers had to carry.
The Children of Alsace|Ren Bazin
They grow on low shrubs not higher than the whortleberry bush.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction.|Various

In a cottage some way up the hill we ate clotted cream and whortleberry jam.
Field and Hedgerow|Richard Jefferies

British Dictionary definitions for whortleberry

whortleberry

/ (ˈwɜːtəlˌbɛrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

Also called : huckleberry, (dialect) hurt, whort a small Eurasian ericaceous shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, greenish-pink flowers and edible sweet blackish berries

the fruit of this shrub

bog whortleberry a related plant, V. uliginosum, of mountain regions, having pink flowers and black fruits

Word Origin for whortleberry

C16: southwestern English dialect form of hurtleberry; of unknown origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	whortleberry
释义	whortleberry [ hwur-tl-ber-ee, wur- ] / ˈʰwɜr tlˌbɛr i, ˈwɜr- / noun, plural whor·tle·ber·ries. the edible black berry of a Eurasian shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, of the heath family. the shrub itself. Also hurtleberry. Origin of whortleberry First recorded in 1570–80; dialectal variant of hurtleberry Words nearby whortleberry Whorfian hypothesis, whorish, whorl, whorled, whort, whortleberry, who's, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, whose, whosesoever, whosever Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whortleberry The baked sweet apple and whortleberry seem to be least objectionable. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages\|William Andrus Alcott A few minutes later, having invaded the privacy of "Whortleberry Villa," he was relentlessly prodding a bundle of waterproofs. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 23, 1916\|Various These girls without baskets such as the bilberry and whortleberry pickers, and raspberry gatherers had to carry. The Children of Alsace\|Ren Bazin They grow on low shrubs not higher than the whortleberry bush. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction.\|Various In a cottage some way up the hill we ate clotted cream and whortleberry jam. Field and Hedgerow\|Richard Jefferies British Dictionary definitions for whortleberry whortleberry / (ˈwɜːtəlˌbɛrɪ) / noun plural -ries Also called : huckleberry, (dialect) hurt, whort a small Eurasian ericaceous shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, greenish-pink flowers and edible sweet blackish berries the fruit of this shrub bog whortleberry a related plant, V. uliginosum, of mountain regions, having pink flowers and black fruits Word Origin for whortleberry C16: southwestern English dialect form of hurtleberry; of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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