whortle bush

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whortle bush

/ˈwɝtl̩bʊʃ/ US
/ˈhwɝtl̩-/ US
/ˈwɜːtl̩bʊʃ/ UK

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From whortle + bush.

noun whortle bushes

Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium, bearing fruit known as whortleberries. The Red Bilberry, or whortle-bush, riseth up like the [Black], having sundry harder Leaves, like the Box-Tree Leaves, green and round pointed standing on the several Branches […]
Similar: whortle, whortleberry bush

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@misc{whortle_bush_2026,
  title = {whortle bush},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whortle%20bush},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}