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Bilberry

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Noun

1. bilberry, blaeberry, viccinium myrtillus, whinberry, whortleberry

erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries

2. bilberry, mountain blue berry, thin-leaved bilberry, viccinium membranaceum

erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries

3. bilberry, european blueberry, whortleberry

blue-black berries similar to American blueberries

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bilberry

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noun plural -ries
1. 
any of several ericaceous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium, having edible blue or blackish berries
See also blueberry
2. 
a. 
the fruit of any of these plants
b. 
(as modifier)
bilberry pie

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Bilberry

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nounWord forms: plural ˈbilˌberries
1. 
any of several North American species of blueberries (genus Vaccinium)
2. 
its dark-blue fruit

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bilberry

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n.
1.
a. A low-growing deciduous shrub (Vaccinium myrtillus) of the heath family native to Eurasia and western North America, having edible bluish-black berries borne singly or in pairs, used for making jams, jellies, and juice and for medicinal purposes.
b. Any of several similar plants of the genus Vaccinium.
2. The fruit of any of these plants.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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