huckleberry
Americannoun
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huckleberries
plural
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the dark-blue or black edible berry of any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Gaylussacia of the heath family.
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a shrub bearing such fruit.
noun
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any American ericaceous shrub of the genus Gaylussacia, having edible dark blue berries with large seeds
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the fruit of any of these shrubs
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another name for blueberry
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a Brit name for whortleberry
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Etymology
Origin of huckleberry
1660–70, perhaps alteration of hurtleberry
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It seems like the NFL realized players could claim to have been demonstrating their love for anything from water to a wild huckleberry mint mojito mocktail and decided to let this one go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
My favorite bites included a stuffed squab with farro, black trumpet mushroom relish, and huckleberry, as well as a whimsical dish called “The Truffle Hunt.”
From Salon ● May 28, 2025
However, the huckleberry provides more wildlife benefits with spring flowers for native pollinators, followed by blue-black berries for wild birds in late summer.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
Analyzing the cranberry's genome can indicate when it diverged evolutionarily from some of its relatives, such as the blueberry, lingonberry and huckleberry.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2023
Once it had been a joy to follow those roads through the evergreen forests, roads lined with bayberry and sweet fern, alder and huckleberry.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
He fished and hunted and hiked in the mountains to pick huckleberries.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2024
These principles apply to picking huckleberries as for other foraged foods: Make sure the source is abundant before picking; take only what you will use; stay on the trail.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
This mammoth climb right off Interstate 90 has a lot of elevation gain — and a bounty of huckleberries, too.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
Around this time of year he heads toward Mount Baker to look for blueberries and huckleberries.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
Moose plunged through the huckleberries and ran to the camper.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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