bilberry
n.
bush; fruit of this bush
Bilberry
Bilberry is a name given to several species of low-growing
shrubs in the
genus Vaccinium (family
Ericaceae) that bear tasty
fruits. The species most often referred to is Vaccinium myrtillus L., also known as blaeberry, whortleberry, whinberry (or winberry), myrtle
blueberry, fraughan, and probably other names regionally. They were called black-hearts in 19th century southern England, according to
Thomas Hardy's 1878 novel,
The Return of the Native, (pg. 311, Oxford World's Classics edition).
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Bilberry
bilberry
Noun
1. erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries
(synonym) whortleberry, whinberry, blaeberry, Viccinium myrtillus
(hypernym) blueberry, blueberry bush
(part-meronym) whortleberry, European blueberry
2. erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries
(synonym) thin-leaved bilberry, mountain blue berry, Viccinium membranaceum
(hypernym) blueberry, blueberry bush
3. blue-black berries similar to American blueberries
(synonym) whortleberry, European blueberry
(hypernym) berry
(part-holonym) whortleberry, whinberry, blaeberry, Viccinium myrtillus
Bilberry
(n.)
The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); also, its edible bluish black fruit.
(n.)
Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America, the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, V. caespitosum and V. uliginosum.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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