whortleberry
whort·le·berry
noun
1.
erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries
2.
blue-black berries similar to American blueberries
Origin
An alteration of Middle English hurtilbery, hurtil-beri (see English hurtleberry), analysable as whortle + berry. Compare English huckleberry.
Phrases
- grouse whortleberry
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