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

Words Nearby heathberry

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How to use heathberry in a sentence

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

British Dictionary definitions for heathberry

heathberry

/ (ˈhiːθˌbɛrɪ) /

nounplural -ries

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

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