black huckleberry

noun

a low eastern North American shrub, Gaylussacia baccata, of the heath family, having yellowish-green leaves with resinous dots on the underside, clustered orange-red flowers, and shiny, black, edible fruit.

Origin of black huckleberry

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Also called highbush huckleberry.

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