whortleberry
noun pl. whortleberries
- either of two European blueberries (Vaccinium myrtillus or V. uliginosum) having pink flowers and blue or blackish edible berries with a powdery bloom
- any of these berries
- ☆ any of various American plants, as the huckleberry
See whortleberry in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(hwûrtˈl-bĕrˌē, wûrtˈ-)
noun- Either of two deciduous shrubs, Vaccinium myrtillus, of Eurasia, or V. corymbosum, of eastern North America, having edible blackish berries.
- The fruit of either of these plants.
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