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单词 heath-berry
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heath-berryn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈheath-berry.
A name vaguely applied to various berries growing on heaths, esp. the Bilberry and Crowberry.
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heath-berry1670–1
pigeon-berry1759
pigeon-berry bush1785
c1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 344 Genim..hæþ bergian wisan..do þas wyrta in an fæt.
1670–1 J. Narborough Jrnl. in Acct. Several Late Voy. (1711) i. 124 A-shore there is great Store of Heath-berries..and small Black-berries.
1778 J. Cook Jrnl. 16 Oct. (1967) III. i. 466 Berries of several different sorts, that is Bramble berries, Cran berries, Hurtle-berries, Heath berries.
a1792 S. Hearne Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort (1795) 450 Heathberries..grow close to the ground.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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