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1. (n.) huckleberry
the dark blue or black edible berry of any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Gaylussacia of the heath family.
2. huckleberry
a shrub bearing such fruit.
Etymology: (1660–70, Amer.; perh. alter. of earlier hurtleberrywhortleberry)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) huckleberry
any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from blue-fruited blueberries
2. (noun) huckleberry
any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries
3. (noun) huckleberry
blue-black berry similar to blueberries and bilberries of the eastern United States
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) huckleberry
the edible black or dark blue fruit of several species of the American genus Gaylussacia, shrubs nearly related to the blueberries (Vaccinium), and formerly confused with them. The commonest huckelberry comes from G. resinosa
2. (noun) huckleberry
the shrub that bears the berries. Called also whortleberry
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