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bilberry

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bil·ber·ry  (blbr)
n.
See blueberry.

[bil-, probably of Scandinavian origin; see bhel-2 in Indo-European roots + berry.]

bilberry
Noun
pl -ries a blue or blackish edible berry that grows on a shrub [probably Scandinavian]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bilberrybilberry - erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries
European blueberry, whortleberry, bilberry - blue-black berries similar to American blueberries
blueberry, blueberry bush - any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries
2.bilberrybilberry - erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries
blueberry, blueberry bush - any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries
3.bilberrybilberry - blue-black berries similar to American blueberries
berry - any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
bilberry, blaeberry, Viccinium myrtillus, whinberry, whortleberry - erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries
Translations
bilberry
n bilberry [ˈbilbəri]
a dark-blue berry; the bush it grows on. bloubosbessie عِنَبيَّة بريَّه боровинка borůvka, brusinka blåbær βατόμουρο, βατομουριά arándano mustikas بیل بری myrtille אוִכמָנִית बिलबेरी, यूरोप के पर्वतों में पायी जाने वाली एक तरह की झाड़ी के फल borovnica fekete áfonya buah beri biru tua mirtillo ビルベリー(食用) mėlynė mellene; mellenājs buah bilberi braambes; braamstruik blåbær borówka czarna, czarna jagoda черника čučoriedka borovnica; borovničevje borovnica blåbär ผลเบอร์รี่สีฟ้าเข้ม dağ mersini 越桔 чорниці بیروں کی ایک جھاڑی cây việt quất


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His Lordship married, in seventeen ninety-seven, Lady Jemima Bilberry, who was the second daughter by the third marriage--no
 
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