any American ericaceous shrub of the genus Gaylussacia, having edible dark blue berries with large seeds
2.
the fruit of any of these shrubs
3. another name for blueberry
4. a Brit name for whortleberry (sense 1)
Word origin
C17: probably a variant of hurtleberry, of unknown origin
Examples of 'huckleberries' in a sentence
huckleberries
To a genus quite distinct from the huckleberries belong the true blueberries, however interchangeably these names are misused.
Neltje Blanchan Wild Flowers (1900). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)
All related terms of 'huckleberries'
huckleberry
any American ericaceous shrub of the genus Gaylussacia, having edible dark blue berries with large seeds
blueberries
any of several North American ericaceous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium , such as V . pennsylvanicum , that have blue-black edible berries with tiny seeds
blueberry
A blueberry is a small dark blue fruit that is found in North America . Blueberries are usually cooked before they are eaten .
fraughan
a small Eurasian ericaceous shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus , greenish-pink flowers and edible sweet blackish berries
whortleberries
a small Eurasian ericaceous shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus , greenish-pink flowers and edible sweet blackish berries
whortleberry
a small Eurasian ericaceous shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus , greenish-pink flowers and edible sweet blackish berries
sunberry
an edible red or black fruit similar to a blackberry , produced by a garden variety of black nightshade