BILBERRY


Meaning of BILBERRY in English

ˈbil- — see berry noun

Etymology: bil- (probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish bølle whortleberry) + berry; akin to Old Norse beyla hump — more at bile

1. : any of certain plants of the genus Vaccinium that differ from the typical blueberries in having their flowers solitary or in very small clusters and arising from axillary buds:

a. : whortleberry 1

b. : any of several chiefly alpine or boreal No. American plants (as V. membranaceum, V. caespitosum, or V. uliginosum )

2. : the sweet edible blue or bluish black fruit of a bilberry

3.

a. : a bearberry ( Arctostaphylos uva-ursi )

b. : a withe rod ( Viburnum nudum )

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