heathberry

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

noun, plural heath·ber·ries.

crowberry.

any berry found on heaths, especially the bilberry.

Origin of heathberry

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

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Examples from the Web for heathberry

Historical Examples of heathberry

There were also cranberry and heathberry bushes, but without fruit.
Pioneers in Canada
Sir Harry Johnston
Its older English name was Heathberry, and its botanical name is Vaccinium myrtillus.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare
Henry Nicholson Ellacombe

British Dictionary definitions for heathberry

heathberry

noun plural -ries

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

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