bilberry

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪlb(ə)ɹɪ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

bilberry (plural bilberries)

  1. Vaccinium myrtillus, the wild European blueberry of the cowberry family.
    Synonyms: blaeberry, fraughan, whort, whortle, whortleberry, whimberry
  2. The shrub of the above-mentioned plant.

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Translations

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