bilberry

2 definitions found

bilberry - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bilberry \Bil"ber*ry\, n.; pl. Bilberries. [Cf. Dan.
     b["o]lleb[ae]r bilberry, where b["o]lle is perh. akin to E.
     ball.]
     1. (Bot.) The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus);
        also, its edible bluish black fruit.
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              There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. --Shak.
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     2. (Bot.) Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America,
        the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, Vaccinium  c[ae]spitosum
         and Vaccinium uliginosum.
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bilberry - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bilberry
      n 1: erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-
           black berries [syn: bilberry, whortleberry,
           whinberry, blaeberry, Viccinium myrtillus]
      2: erect blueberry of western United States having solitary
         flowers and somewhat sour berries [syn: bilberry, thin-   leaved bilberry
         , mountain blue berry, Viccinium   membranaceum
         ]
      3: blue-black berries similar to American blueberries [syn:
         bilberry, whortleberry, European blueberry]