Deerberry

2 definitions found

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

  Deerberry \Deer"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
     A shrub of the blueberry group ({Vaccinium stamineum}); also,
     its bitter, greenish white berry; -- called also {squaw
     huckleberry}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  deerberry
       n : small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the
           eastern United States having greenish or yellowish
           unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer [syn: {squaw
           huckleberry}, {Vaccinium stamineum}]