bush huckleberry
noun
a huckleberry shrub, Gaylussacia dumosa, having sticky, hairy twigs, white or pink flowers, and tasteless but edible black fruit.
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Origin of bush huckleberry
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Words nearby bush huckleberry
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