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/herr"tl ber'ee/, n., pl. hurtleberries.whortleberry.[1425-75; late ME hurtil beri]
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Hurtleberry — Hur tle*ber ry, n. [Cf. {Huckleberry}, {Whortleberry}.] See {Whortleberry}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hurtleberry — [hʉrt′ l ber΄ē] n. pl. hurtleberries [ME hurtilberye < OE horte, a whortleberry (+ il suffix) + ME berie, BERRY] 1. WHORTLEBERRY ☆ 2. HUCKLEBERRY … English World dictionary
hurtleberry — noun The whortleberry … Wiktionary
hurtleberry — hur·tle·ber·ry … English syllables
hurtleberry — ˈhərd.əl see berry noun Etymology: Middle English hurtilberye, from hurtil (irregular from Old English horte whortleberry) + berye berry 1. archaic : blueberry 1; especially … Useful english dictionary
whortleberry — /hwerr tl ber ee, werr /, n., pl. whortleberries. 1. the edible black berry of a Eurasian shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, of the heath family. 2. the shrub itself. Also, hurtleberry. [1570 80; dial. var. of HURTLEBERRY] * * * … Universalium
Vaccinium Myrtillus — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
huckleberry — noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of hurtleberry huckleberry Date: 1670 1. any of a genus (Gaylussacia) of American shrubs of the heath family; also the edible dark blue to black usually acid berry (especially of G. baccata) with 10 nutlets 2.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
whortleberry — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier hurtleberry, from Middle English hurtilberye, irregular from Old English horte whortleberry + Middle English berye berry Date: 1578 1. bilberry 2. blueberry … New Collegiate Dictionary
