huckleberry

[ huhk-uhl-ber-ee ]

noun

, plural huck·le·ber·ries.

1. the dark-blue or black edible berry of any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Gaylussacia of the heath family.
2. a shrub bearing such fruit.
3. blueberry ( def 1 ).

huckleberry

/ ˈhʌkəlˌbɛrɪ /

noun

1. any American ericaceous shrub of the genus Gaylussacia, having edible dark blue berries with large seeds
2. the fruit of any of these shrubs
3. See blueberry
   another name for blueberry
4. See whortleberry
   a Brit name for whortleberry

Word History and Origins

Origin of huckleberry¹

1660–70, Americanism; perhaps alteration of hurtleberry

Word History and Origins

Origin of huckleberry¹

C17: probably a variant of hurtleberry, of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Be sure to grab a slice of huckleberry pie in town if you visit during the summer.

From Outside Online

If Mark Twain were alive to update “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” surely he would swap out the boy’s raft for a sporty red convertible.

From Washington Post

Jenny Lake Lodge’s breakfast menu includes bison hash, huckleberry pancakes, and hot-from-the-oven pastries.

From Outside Online

Strap-ons, T-injections, and lesbian sex parties—young male adventures have come a long way from Huckleberry Finn.

From The Daily Beast

Suddenly taking off: Huckleberry, Dashiell, Scarlett, Atticus, Chaplin, Zane, McKinley, and Lincoln.

From The Daily Beast

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain Because I've never read it.

From The Daily Beast

He also won a Tony for best score for Big River, his musical adaptation of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

From The Daily Beast

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain What can I say?

From The Daily Beast

The corner in Muscogee Air Line, was as evasive as a huckleberry in a mouth bereft of its armament.

From Project Gutenberg

Following an impulse, he took a car and went directly downtown, and then made his way to Huckleberry Street.

From Project Gutenberg

The dim duskiness made him shudder; he expected to see the Huckleberry Street Irish woman looking at him.

From Project Gutenberg

"To Huckleberry Street," answered the eyes, without a sound, and in a minute more the two were passing down the silent streets.

From Project Gutenberg

He ordered the coachman to drive the whole length of Huckleberry Street slowly.

From Project Gutenberg