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单词 heathberry
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heathberry

[ heeth-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]
/ ˈhiθˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun, plural heath·ber·ries.

crowberry.
any berry found on heaths, especially the bilberry.

Origin of heathberry

before 1000; Middle English; Old English hǣth berian (plural); see heath, berry

Words nearby heathberry

heater, heat exchanger, heat exhaustion, heat gun, heath, heathberry, heath cock, heathen, heathendom, heathenish, heathenism
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Example sentences from the Web for heathberry

  • Its older English name was Heathberry, and its botanical name is Vaccinium myrtillus.

    The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare|Henry Nicholson Ellacombe

  • There were also cranberry and heathberry bushes, but without fruit.

    Pioneers in Canada|Sir Harry Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for heathberry

heathberry
/ (ˈhiːθˌbɛrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

any of various plants that have berry-like fruits and grow on heaths, such as the bilberry and crowberry
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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