'Vaccinium Myrtillus' definitions:
Definition of 'Vaccinium myrtillus'
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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]
Definition of 'Vaccinium Myrtillus'
From: GCIDE
- Whortleberry \Whor"tle*ber`ry\, n. [AS. wyrtil a small shrub (dim. of wyrt wort) + E. berry. See Wort, and cf. Huckleberry, Hurtleberry.] (Bot.) (a) In England, the fruit of Vaccinium Myrtillus; also, the plant itself. See Bilberry, 1. (b) The fruit of several shrubby plants of the genus Gaylussacia; also, any one of these plants. See Huckleberry. [1913 Webster]