Bilberry

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A low-growing deciduous shrub (Vaccinium myrtillus) of the heath family native to Eurasia and western North America, having edible bluish-black berries borne singly or in pairs, used for making jams, jellies, and juice and for medicinal purposes.
  • noun. Any of several similar plants of the genus Vaccinium.
  • noun. The fruit of any of these plants.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A shrub and its fruit, Vaccinium Myrtillus.
  • noun. A name sometimes given in the United States to the fruit of the shad-bush, Amelanchier Canadensis.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); also, its edible bluish black fruit.
  • noun. Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America, the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, Vaccinium cæspitosum and Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Vaccinium myrtillus, the wild European blueberry of the cowberry family.
  • noun. The shrub of the above-mentioned plant.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries
  • noun. blue-black berries similar to American blueberries
  • noun. erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries
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    "And to add to the berry fun, I have never heard the term bilberry before either!"
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