Bilberry

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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