English Explanatory Dictionary

bilberry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Vaccinium myrtillus, the wild European blueberry of the cowberry family.
  2. The shrub of the above-mentioned plant.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɪlb(ə)ɹɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bilberry.wav

Word forms

bilberry bilberries

Etymology

Probably of North Germanic origin (Danish bøllebær), from Old Norse bolli (Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + ber.

Synonyms

blaeberry fraughan whort whortle whortleberry whimberry

Derived words

bilberried bilberrying bog bilberry dwarf bilberry mountain bilberry northern bilberry
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