Huckleberry

2 definitions found

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

  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. The commonest huckelberry comes from
         {Gaylussacia resinosa}.


     (b) The shrub that bears the berries. Called also
         whortleberry.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     {Squaw huckleberry}. See {Deeberry}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  huckleberry
       n 1: any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from
            blue-fruited blueberries
       2: any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small
          berries resembling blueberries
       3: blue-black berry similar to blueberries and bilberries of
          the eastern United States