heathberry

[heeth-ber-ee, -buh-ree]

noun

plural

heathberries 

1. crowberry.

2. any berry found on heaths, especially the bilberry.

heathberry

/ ˈhiːθˌbɛrɪ /

noun

1. any of various plants that have berry-like fruits and grow on heaths, such as the bilberry and crowberry

Word History and Origins

Origin of heathberry¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English hǣth berian (plural); heath, berry

Example Sentences

Gooseberry—Cranberry—Heathberry—Dewater-berry—Black Currans—Juniper-berry—Partridge-berry—Strawberry—Eye-berry—Blue-berry—and a small species of Hips.

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Its older English name was Heathberry, and its botanical name is Vaccinium myrtillus.

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There were also cranberry and heathberry bushes, but without fruit.

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