Huckleberry

Huckleberry
Huckleberry Huc"kle*ber`ry, n. [Cf. {Whortleberry}.] (Bot.) (a) The edible black or dark blue fruit of several species of the American genus {Gaylussacia}, shrubs nearly related to the blueberries ({Vaccinium}), and formerly confused with them. The commonest huckelberry comes from {Gaylussacia resinosa}. (b) The shrub that bears the berries. Called also whortleberry. [1913 Webster]

{Squaw huckleberry}. See {Deeberry}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Synonyms:
(Vaccinium resinosum)


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  • huckleberry — /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.… …   Universalium

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