whortleberry

whor·tle·ber·ry

W5151400 (wûrt′l-bĕr′ē, hwûrt′-)n.1. Any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium of the heath family having edible blue, black, or red berries, especially the bilberry.2. The fruit of any of these plants.

[Dialectal variant of hurtleberry, from Middle English hurtilbery, ultimately from Old English *horte, whortleberry (attested in pl. hortan).]

whortleberry

(ˈwɜːtəlˌbɛrɪ) or

whortle

n, pl -ries1. (Plants) Also called : huckleberry, hurt (dialect) or whort a small Eurasian ericaceous shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, greenish-pink flowers and edible sweet blackish berries2. (Cookery) the fruit of this shrub3. (Plants) bog whortleberry a related plant, V. uliginosum, of mountain regions, having pink flowers and black fruits[C16: southwestern English dialect form of hurtleberry; of unknown origin]

bil•ber•ry

(ˈbɪlˌbɛr i, -bə ri)

n., pl. -ries. 1. a low-growing blueberry shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, common on heaths of Great Britain and N Europe. 2. its blue-black berry. Also called whortleberry. [1570–80]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whortleberry - erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berriesbilberry, blaeberry, Viccinium myrtillus, whinberryEuropean blueberry, whortleberry, bilberry - blue-black berries similar to American blueberriesblueberry, blueberry bush - any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries
	2.	whortleberry - blue-black berries similar to American blueberriesEuropean blueberry, bilberryberry - any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preservesbilberry, blaeberry, Viccinium myrtillus, whinberry, whortleberry - erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries

Translations

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whortleberry

whortleberry:

see blueberryblueberry,
plant of the large genus Vaccinium, widely distributed shrubs (occasionally small trees) of the family Ericaceae (heath family), usually found on acid soil. They are often confused with the related huckleberry.
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any plant of the genus Gaylussacia, shrubs of the family Ericaceae (heath family), native to North and South America. The box huckleberry (G. brachycera) of E North America is evergreen and is often cultivated. The common huckleberry (G.
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Whortleberry

(Vaccinium myrtillus), sometimes called bilberry, a low shrub (15–40 cm tall) of the family Vacciniaceae. The branches are angularly ribbed, and the leaves fall for the winter. The solitary drooping flowers are urceolate-spherical in shape and greenish pink in coloration. The fruit is a nearly round black berry with a blue-gray bloom. The whortleberry occurs in Eurasia and North America, in damp or marshy coniferous and mixed forests (often referred to as whortleberry forests). In the USSR the whortleberry is common in the taiga, the tundra, and high-elevation regions. The berry is edible in fresh and dried form; its juice is used for coloring wines. Infusions, teas, or cornstarch puddings made from the berries are used as binding agents to treat diarrhea. The related species V. arctostaphylos, which occurs in the Caucasus, is a tall shrub or small tree (up to 3 m tall) with edible berries. The whortleberry is sometimes assigned to the family Ericaceae, with Vaccinoidea designated as a subfamily.

whortleberry

Related to whortleberry: Red Whortleberry

noun

Synonyms for whortleberry

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

Synonyms

bilberry
blaeberry
Viccinium myrtillus
whinberry

Related Words

European blueberry
whortleberry
bilberry
blueberry
blueberry bush

noun blue-black berries similar to American blueberries

Synonyms

European blueberry
bilberry

Related Words

berry
bilberry
blaeberry
Viccinium myrtillus
whinberry
whortleberry