heathberry

American

[heeth-ber-ee, -buh-ree] / ˈhiθˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun

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

heathberry British

/ ˈhiːθˌbɛrɪ /

noun

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

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Noun Inflected Forms

heathberries

plural

Etymology

Origin of heathberry

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

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heathberry heathberries

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

From Pioneers in Canada by E. Wallcousins

Pushing up his mask, Raven became a man again and held out two salmonberries and two heathberries.

From A Treasury of Eskimo Tales by George Carlson

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