Black whortleberry
1whortleberry — /hwerr tl ber ee, werr /, n., pl. whortleberries. 1. the edible black berry of a Eurasian shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, of the heath family. 2. the shrub itself. Also, hurtleberry. [1570 80; dial. var. of HURTLEBERRY] * * * …
2huckleberry — n. Black whortleberry (Vaccinium resinosum) …
3Clan badge — A Victorian era, romantic depiction of a Highlander, clothed in a belted plaid, by R. R. McIan. The Highlander depicted is a MacLennan, who is wearing a sprig of furze as his clan badge. A clan badge, sometimes called a plant badge, is a badge or …
4berry — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A small pulpy fruit] Syn. drupe, hip, drupelet, haw, pome. Common berries include: raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, loganberry, boysenberry, cranberry, huckleberry, whortleberry, bilberry, gooseberry, currant, strawberry,… …
5whinberry — noun erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue black berries • Syn: ↑bilberry, ↑whortleberry, ↑blaeberry, ↑Viccinium myrtillus • Hypernyms: ↑blueberry, ↑blueberry bush • …
6Bilberry — For other uses, see Bilberry (disambiguation). Bilberry is any of several species of low growing shrubs in the genus Vaccinium (family Ericaceae), bearing edible berries. The species most often referred to is Vaccinium myrtillus L., but there are …
7Blueberry — For other uses, see Blueberry (disambiguation). Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum Scientific classification Kingdom …
8Chattan Confederation — Red Whortleberry: plant badge of Clan Chattan. Clan Chattan or the Chattan Confederation is a confederation of 16 Scottish clans who joined for mutual defence or blood bonds. Its leader was the chief of Clan Mackintosh. Contents …
9Gaylussacia resinosa — Huckleberry Huc kle*ber ry, n. [Cf. {Whortleberry}.] (Bot.) (a) The edible black or dark blue fruit of several species of the American genus {Gaylussacia}, shrubs nearly related to the blueberries ({Vaccinium}), and formerly confused with them.… …
10Huckleberry — Huc kle*ber ry, n. [Cf. {Whortleberry}.] (Bot.) (a) The edible black or dark blue fruit of several species of the American genus {Gaylussacia}, shrubs nearly related to the blueberries ({Vaccinium}), and formerly confused with them. The commonest …
