heathberry

American

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

noun

PLURAL

heathberries

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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Etymology

Origin of heathberry

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

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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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