noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

blaeberrywhortleberryberryeuropean blueberryfraughanfruit

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

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

Related phrases

bog bilberrydwarf bilberrymountain bilberrynorthern bilberryvaccinium myrtillus

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