bilberry

Noun

Meaning

The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); also, its edible bluish black fruit.

Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America, the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, V. caespitosum and V. uliginosum.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

blaeberry whortleberry whinberry European blueberry mountain blue berry viccinium myrtillus thin-leaved bilberry viccinium membranaceum berry huckleberry blackberry bramble pawpaw blue granadilla

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Hypernyms

berry fruit blueberry blueberry bush

Phrases with the word

bilberry plant thin-leaved bilberry tall bilberry mountain bilberry

Derivatives

bilberries

Examples

They make a fine purple colour by treating bilberry in the same way and mixing it with milk. Vitruvius

Vaccinium ** Vaccinium uliginosum L. – Northern (or Bog) Bilberry (or Blueberry); syn. Source: Internet

Survivors include two sons, Jeff Bilberry and wife Michelle, Ray Bilberry and wife Laura; sister, Floy Lee Bilberry; and four grandchildren. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Bilbao Bilbaoan bilberried bilberry plant bilberrying bilbie