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bil·ber·ry
\ˈbil- — see berry\ noun
Etymology: bil- (probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish bølle whortleberry) + berry; akin to Old Norse beyla hump — more at bile
1. : any of certain plants of the genus Vaccinium that differ from the typical blueberries in having their flowers solitary or in very small clusters and arising from axillary buds:
a. : whortleberry 1
b. : any of several chiefly alpine or boreal No. American plants (as V. membranaceum, V. caespitosum, or V. uliginosum)
2. : the sweet edible blue or bluish black fruit of a bilberry
3.
a. : a bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
b. : a withe rod (Viburnum nudum) |