Found 2 items, similar to huckleberry.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: huckleberry
huckleberry
n 1: any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from
blue-fruited blueberries
2: any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small
berries resembling blueberries
3: blue-black berry similar to blueberries and bilberries of
the eastern United States
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Huckleberry
Huckleberry
\Huc"kle*ber`ry\, n. [Cf.
Whortleberry.] (Bot.)
(a) The edible black or dark blue fruit of several species of
the American genus
Gaylussacia, shrubs nearly related
to the blueberries (
Vaccinium), and formerly confused
with them. The commonest huckelberry comes from
Gaylussacia resinosa.
(b) The shrub that bears the berries. Called also
whortleberry.
[1913 Webster]
Squaw huckleberry. See
Deeberry.
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