/huk"euhl ber'ee/ , n. , pl. huckleberries .
1. the dark-blue or black edible berry of any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Gaylussacia of the heath family.
2. a shrub bearing such fruit.
3. blueberry (def. 1).
[ 1660-70, Amer.; perh. alter. of HURTLEBERRY ]