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whortleberry

DEFINITIONS OF: whortleberry

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n erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries

Synonyms:
Viccinium myrtillus, bilberry, blaeberry, whinberry
Type of:
blueberry, blueberry bush
any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries

n blue-black berries similar to American blueberries

Synonyms:
European blueberry, bilberry
Type of:
berry
any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
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