What does "bilberry" mean?

Vaccinium myrtillus, the wild European blueberry of the cowberry family.

How do you pronounce "bilberry"?

Pronounced //ˈbɪlb(ə)ɹɪ//.

Common synonyms include: european blueberry, vaccinium myrtillus, berry, bilberry bush, bilberry shrub, blaeberry.

/ˈbɪlb(ə)ɹɪ/ noun

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Noun

1
Vaccinium myrtillus, the wild European blueberry of the cowberry family.
2
blue-black berries similar to American blueberries wordnet
3
The shrub of the above-mentioned plant.
4
erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries wordnet
5
erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries wordnet

"There is a tearoom at the front. Come, we'll drink a cup of bilberry tea!"

Probably of North Germanic origin (Danish bøllebær), from Old Norse bolli (Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + ber.