/ ˈbɪlbəri; NAmE -beri/ (also whortle·berry ) noun
( pl. -ies ) a small dark blue berry that grows on bushes on hills and in woods in northern Europe and can be eaten. The bush is also called a bilberry .
—compare blueberry
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Danish bøllebær .