English Explanatory Dictionary

hurtleberry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of whortleberry.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɜːtl̩bɛɹi/ /ˈhɜɹt(ə)lˌbɛɹi/ [-ɾ(ə)l-]

Word forms

hurtleberry hurtleberries

Etymology

From Middle English hurtil-beri (“bilberry or blue whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); berry of this shrub”); further etymology unknown, compare Middle English horten, hurten (“bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)”), and Old English horte (“bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)”).

Synonyms

whortleberry
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