Whortleberry Definition

wûrtl-bĕrē, hwûrt-
whortleberries
noun
whortleberries
Either of two European blueberries (Vaccinium myrtillus or V. uliginosum) having pink flowers and blue or blackish edible berries with a powdery bloom.
Webster's New World
The fruit of any of these plants.
American Heritage
Any of these berries.
Webster's New World
Any of various American plants, as the huckleberry.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Whortleberry

Noun

Singular:
whortleberry
Plural:
whortleberries

Origin of Whortleberry

  • Dialectal variant of hurtleberry from Middle English hurtilbery ultimately from Old English horte whortleberry (attested in pl. hortan)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • whortle +"Ž berry

    From Wiktionary

Whortleberry Sentence Examples

  • Laurel, rhododendron, and whortleberry are common shrubs in the mountain districts, and sumac, hazel, sassafras and elder are quite widely distributed elsewhere.

  • Among indigenous shrubs and vines are the hazel, blackberry, gooseberry, whortleberry, huckleberry, grape and cranberry.

  • In Britain it has a number of common names, including bilberry, whortleberry and whinberry.

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