| bilberry | Origin: Cf. Dan. Bollebaer bilberry, where bolle is perh. Akin to E. Ball. 1. <botany> The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); also, its edible bluish black fruit. "There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry." (Shak) 2. <botany> Any similar plant or its fruit; especially, in America, the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, V. Caespitosum and V. Uliginosum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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