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bush huckleberry

American  

noun

  1. a huckleberry shrub, Gaylussacia dumosa, having sticky, hairy twigs, white or pink flowers, and tasteless but edible black fruit.

Etymology

Origin of bush huckleberry

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

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