huckleberry
noun
huck·le·ber·ry ˈhə-kəl-ˌber-ē 
1
: any of a genus (Gaylussacia) of American shrubs of the heath family
also : the edible dark blue to black usually acid berry (especially of G. baccata) with 10 nutlets
2
: blueberry
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The area has excellent fodder for hikers, car campers, and paddlers, and hungry road trippers won’t want to miss grabbing a huckleberry bear claw at the historic Polebridge Mercantile on their way out. 
Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 23 June 2022 Lavender, cedar, and white sage comprise the scent of a Joshua Tree candle, while the aroma-rich goods of Montana’s Glacier National Park candle includes an amalgamation of huckleberry, bergamot, balsam fir, and vanilla. J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022 There are several gravel routes to get you there, but the goal is the same: to sink your teeth into a famous huckleberry bear claw from the Polebridge Mercantile. Outside Online, 7 Apr. 2022 The menu boasts bison blueberry sausage with blue corn and huckleberry, Kickapoo chili, three sisters salad and chia berry pudding. Noah Sheidlower And Radhika Marya, CNN, 24 Nov. 2021 Our bounty was more than enough to coat our salmon dinner in a huckleberry compote — and have plenty of berries to spare. oregonlive, 8 Oct. 2021 The snacky burrata crostini ($14), meanwhile, includes diced green tomato pickles with lots of bite to them; its counterpart with duck liver pâté gets a slash of huckleberry compote. Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 June 2021 Recreating like a Montana resident isn't simply a matter of knowing the best fishing hole or the lushest huckleberry-picking spot. Ali Wunderman, Star Tribune, 21 May 2021 The bakers must feature Montana and Idaho’s beloved huckleberries in a huckleberry pie-embouche pastry tower in this new episode. Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2021 See More
Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 23 June 2022 Lavender, cedar, and white sage comprise the scent of a Joshua Tree candle, while the aroma-rich goods of Montana’s Glacier National Park candle includes an amalgamation of huckleberry, bergamot, balsam fir, and vanilla. J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022 There are several gravel routes to get you there, but the goal is the same: to sink your teeth into a famous huckleberry bear claw from the Polebridge Mercantile. Outside Online, 7 Apr. 2022 The menu boasts bison blueberry sausage with blue corn and huckleberry, Kickapoo chili, three sisters salad and chia berry pudding. Noah Sheidlower And Radhika Marya, CNN, 24 Nov. 2021 Our bounty was more than enough to coat our salmon dinner in a huckleberry compote — and have plenty of berries to spare. oregonlive, 8 Oct. 2021 The snacky burrata crostini ($14), meanwhile, includes diced green tomato pickles with lots of bite to them; its counterpart with duck liver pâté gets a slash of huckleberry compote. Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 June 2021 Recreating like a Montana resident isn't simply a matter of knowing the best fishing hole or the lushest huckleberry-picking spot. Ali Wunderman, Star Tribune, 21 May 2021 The bakers must feature Montana and Idaho’s beloved huckleberries in a huckleberry pie-embouche pastry tower in this new episode. Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
perhaps alteration of hurtleberry huckleberry
First Known Use
1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
huckleberry
noun
huck·le·ber·ry ˈhə-kəl-ˌber-ē
plural huckleberries
: a dark edible berry like a blueberry but with hard rather large seeds