bilberry
noun/ˈbɪlbəri/
/ˈbɪlberi/
(also whortleberry
/ˈwɜːtlberi/, /ˈwɜːtlbəri/
/ˈwɜːrtlberi/
)(plural bilberries, whortleberries)
- 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 blueberryWord Originlate 16th cent.: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Danish bøllebær.
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