'Bilberries' definitions:

Definition of 'Bilberries'

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  • Bilberry \Bil"ber*ry\, n.; pl. Bilberries. [Cf. Dan. b["o]lleb[ae]r bilberry, where b["o]lle is perh. akin to E. ball.]
  • 1. (Bot.) The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); also, its edible bluish black fruit. [1913 Webster]
  • There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America, the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, {Vaccinium c[ae]spitosum} and Vaccinium uliginosum. [1913 Webster]

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