bilberry : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bilberry	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for bilberry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bilberry n erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue- black berries Synonym(s): bilberry, whortleberry, whinberry, blaeberry, Viccinium myrtillus erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries Synonym(s): bilberry, thin- leaved bilberry, mountain blue berry, Viccinium membranaceum blue-black berries similar to American blueberries Synonym(s): bilberry, whortleberry, European blueberry
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bilberry \Bil"ber*ry\, n.; pl. {Bilberries}. [Cf. Dan. b[94]lleb[91]r bilberry, where b[94]lle is perh. akin to E. ball.] 1. (Bot.) The European whortleberry ({Vaccinium myrtillus}); also, its edible bluish black fruit. There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. --Shak. 2. (Bot.) Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America, the species {Vaccinium myrtilloides}, {V. c[91]spitosum} and {V. uliginosum}.