What does huckleberry mean?

Definitions for huckleberry
ˈhʌk əlˌbɛr ihuck·le·ber·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. huckleberrynoun

    any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from blue-fruited blueberries

  2. huckleberrynoun

    any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries

  3. huckleberrynoun

    blue-black berry similar to blueberries and bilberries of the eastern United States

Wiktionary

  1. huckleberrynoun

    A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium and Gaylussacia.

  2. huckleberrynoun

    A shrub growing this fruit.

  3. huckleberrynoun

    A small amount, as in the phrase huckleberry above a persimmon.

Wikipedia

  1. Huckleberry

    Huckleberry is a name used in North America for several plants in the family Ericaceae, in two closely related genera: Vaccinium and Gaylussacia. The huckleberry is the state fruit of Idaho.

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  1. huckleberry

    A huckleberry is a small, round fruit typically found in North America. They are similar in appearance to blueberries and can range in color from red to dark blue. The term "huckleberry" can also refer to the plant itself, which is part of the Ericaceae family. Furthermore, in American slang, "huckleberry" can be used to refer to someone who is just right for a particular role, inspired by a line from the movie "Tombstone".

Webster Dictionary

  1. Huckleberrynoun

    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. Huckleberrynoun

    the shrub that bears the berries. Called also whortleberry

  3. Etymology: [Cf. Whortleberry.]

Wikidata

  1. Huckleberry

    Huckleberry is a name used in North America for several plants in the family Ericaceae, in two closely related genera: Vaccinium and Gaylussacia. The huckleberry is the state fruit of Idaho.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Huckleberry

    huk′l-ber′ri, n. a North American shrub (Gaylussacia) with blue berries. [Prob. a corr. of hurtleberry.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. HUCKLEBERRY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Huckleberry is ranked #27625 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Huckleberry surname appeared 871 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Huckleberry.

    81.8% or 713 total occurrences were White.
    12% or 105 total occurrences were Black.
    2.4% or 21 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.7% or 15 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.3% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.5% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of huckleberry in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of huckleberry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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