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bilberry

[ bil-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

noun

plural bilberries.
  1. the fruit of several shrubby species of the genus Vaccinium.


bilberry

/ ˈ²úɪ±ô²úÉ™°ùɪ /

noun

  1. any of several ericaceous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium , having edible blue or blackish berries See also blueberry
    1. the fruit of any of these plants
    2. ( as modifier )

      bilberry pie

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bilberry1

1570–80; obsolete bil (< Scandinavian; compare Danish ²úö±ô±ô±ð bilberry) + berry
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bilberry1

C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish ²úö±ô±ô±ð²úæ°ù , from ²úö±ô±ô±ð bilberry + ²úæ°ù berry
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Example Sentences

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I saw ripe bilberries gleaming here and there, like jet beads in the heath: I gathered a handful and ate them with the bread.

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When paired with steaming, chewy Icelandic bread and tart bilberry jam, it is the ideal combination.

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He hunted moose and deer and picked lingonberries, mushrooms, and bilberries.

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Red grouse have returned to the area to feed on the new growth of heather while patches of cranberry and bilberry have been spotted.

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Scots pine shin up the very steepest slopes, bilberries blooming in their shadow.

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