whortleberry
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˈwɝtl̩bɛɹi/, /ˈhwɝtl̩-/
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈwɜːtl̩bəɹi/, /ˈhɜːtl̩bəɹi/
Noun

whortleberry (plural whortleberries)

  1. Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium:
    1. Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry or blue whortleberry);
    2. Vaccinium vitis-idaea (lingonberry or red whortleberry);
    3. Vaccinium uliginosum (bog whortleberry or bilberry).
  2. A berry of one of these shrubs.
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