bilberry
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bilberry
- /ˈbɪlb(ə)ɹɪ/
Where it comes from
Probably of North Germanic origin (Danish bøllebær), from Old Norse bolli (Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + ber.
noun bilberries
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Vaccinium myrtillus, the wild European blueberry of the cowberry family.
Among the pines grew rowans hung with scarlet berries, and bilberry bushes whose leaves would be fair game for white moth caterpillars in spring.
Similar: blaeberry, fraughan, whort, whortle, whortleberry, whimberry
- The shrub of the above-mentioned plant.
Translations
Talk about this word "bilberry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bilberry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bilberry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bilberry "bilberry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bilberry.Cite this
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title = {bilberry},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bilberry},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
