English Explanatory Dictionary

whortleberry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium:
  2. Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry or blue whortleberry);
  3. Vaccinium vitis-idaea (lingonberry or red whortleberry);
  4. Vaccinium uliginosum (bog whortleberry or bilberry).
  5. A berry of one of these shrubs.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɝtl̩bɛɹi/ /ˈʍɝtl̩-/ /ˈwɜːtl̩bəɹi/ /ˈhɜːtl̩bəɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-whortleberry.wav

Word forms

whortleberry whortleberries

Etymology

An alteration of Middle English hurtilbery, hurtil-beri (see English hurtleberry), analysable as whortle + berry. Compare English huckleberry.

Synonyms

hurt hurtle whortle bush whort

Derived words

grouse whortleberry

Translations

Bulgarian: боровинка French: myrtille Latin: vaccīnium Polish: jagoda Polish: czarna jagoda Polish: borówka Spanish: arándano
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