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单词 blaeberry
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blaeberry

[ bley-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]
/ ˈbleɪˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun, plural blae·ber·ries.Scot. and North England.

whortleberry.

Origin of blaeberry

1375–1425; late Middle English (north) blaberie.See blae, berry

Words nearby blaeberry

blade-shearing, blade slap, blading, blady grass, blae, blaeberry, Blaenau Gwent, blaes, Blaeu, blaff, blag
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Example sentences from the Web for blaeberry

  • The Scotch name of this shrub is Blaeberry, the praises of which are often sung in Northern ballads.

    Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics|Richard Folkard
  • Gavin was standing on grass, but there were patches of heather within sight, and broom, and the leaf of the blaeberry.

    The Little Minister|J. M. Barrie
  • He was the one to find plovers' eggs, and to spot a blaeberry patch.

    The Squire of Sandal-Side|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • They drop in on her mother straining the blaeberry juice through a bag suspended between two chairs.

    When a Man's Single|J. M. Barrie

British Dictionary definitions for blaeberry

blaeberry
/ (ˈbleɪbərɪ) /

noun plural -ries

British another name for bilberry (def. 1), bilberry (def. 2)

Word Origin for blaeberry

C15: from blae + berry
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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