heathberry
[ heeth-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]
Origin of 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 EllacombeThere 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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