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| whor·tle·ber·ry [ wúrt'l bèrree, hwúrt'l bèrree ] (plural whor·tle·ber·ries) |
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1. edible berry: a small sweet edible blue-black fruit
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2. plant with edible berries: a low-growing plant found in heath and mountainous areas that produces whortleberries. Flowers: greenish pink. Native to: Europe. Latin name Vaccinium myrtillus.
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3. plant related to whortleberry: a plant related to the whortleberry that has edible berries, e.g. the blueberry
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| [Late 16th century. Dialect variant of hurtleberry, origin?] |
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