deerberry

Definitions of deerberry
  1. noun
    small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the eastern United States having greenish or yellowish unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer
    synonyms: Vaccinium stamineum, squaw huckleberry
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    type of:
    blueberry, blueberry bush
    any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries
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