bil·ber·ry /ˈbɪlˌbɛri/
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Bil·ber·ry n.; pl. Bilberries
1. Bot. The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); also, its edible bluish black fruit.
There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. --Shak.
2. Bot. Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America, the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, Vaccinium cæspitosum and Vaccinium uliginosum.
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bilberry
n 1: erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and
blue-black berries [syn: whortleberry, whinberry, blaeberry,
Viccinium myrtillus]
2: erect blueberry of western United States having solitary
flowers and somewhat sour berries [syn: thin-leaved
bilberry, mountain blue berry, Viccinium membranaceum]
3: blue-black berries similar to American blueberries [syn: whortleberry,
European blueberry]