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huckleberry
n.
dark blue or black edible berry; bush which bears this berry
Huckleberry
huckleberry
Noun
1. any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from blue-fruited blueberries
(hypernym) blueberry, blueberry bush
2. any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries
(hypernym) shrub, bush
(hyponym) black huckleberry, Gaylussacia baccata
(member-holonym) Gaylussacia, genus Gaylussacia
3. blue-black berry similar to blueberries and bilberries of the eastern United States
(hypernym) berry
(part-holonym) black huckleberry, Gaylussacia baccata
Huckleberry
(n.)
The shrub that bears the berries. Called also whortleberry.
(n.)
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 G. resinosa.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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