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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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
I really appreciated the language in the film, such as a line, “That’s a huckleberry above my persimmon,” which I am going to start using immediately.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2024
A planting that includes huckleberry, salal and salmonberry provides a range of heights, textures and colors.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2023
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
Grandma smiled and said, “I’ll bet a piece of huckleberry pie and a glass of milk would help build those muscles a little, don’t you?”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Both are close to 4,000 feet of elevation gained, and like Granite, Dickerman has fields of huckleberries starting around Mile 2.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
Arriving with them are the coveted, sweet gems of the Northwest: huckleberries.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
It shares a parking lot with Dickerman, gets a fraction of the foot traffic and has a ridgeline and meadows full of huckleberries.
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
Acorns, beechnuts, and chestnuts; strawberries, huckleberries, and blackberries; wheat, oats, and maize—all went down the pigeons’ iridescently feathered gullets.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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