First Known Use: 1577
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bilberry
noun bil·ber·ry \ˈbil-ˌber-ē, -ˌbe-rē\
Definition of BILBERRY
1
: any of several ericaceous shrubs (genus Vaccinium) that resemble blueberries but have flowers which arise solitary or in very small clusters from axillary buds; especially : a Eurasian shrub (Vaccinium myrtillus)
2
: the sweet edible fruit of the bilberry; also : an extract of this fruit used in medicine
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Origin of BILBERRY
bil- (probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Dan bølle whortleberry) + berry
Rhymes with BILBERRY
baneberry, barberry, bayberry, bearberry, blackberry, black cherry, blaeberry, blueberry, Bradbury, bunchberry, Burberry, canary, chokeberry, chokecherry, cloudberry, contrary, costmary, cowberry, cranberry, crowberry, deerberry, equerry, gooseberry, ground-cherry, hackberry, Hail Mary, inkberry, Juneberry, knobkerrie, library, mulberry, nondairy, pokeberry, primary, raspberry, rosemary, scalare, shadberry, snowberry, soapberry, strawberry, summary, sweet cherry, teaberry, tilbury, tooth fairy, twinberry, unwary, vagary, wheat berry, wolfberry, youngberry
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