huckleberry

[ huhk-uhl-ber-ee ]

/ ˈhʌk əlˌbɛr i /

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noun, plural huck·le·ber·ries.

the dark-blue or black edible berry of any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Gaylussacia of the heath family.

a shrub bearing such fruit.

blueberry (def. 1).

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Origin of huckleberry

1660–70, Americanism; perhaps alteration of hurtleberry

Words nearby huckleberry

Hubli-Dharwad, hubris, huckaback, huckery, huckle, huckleberry, Huckleberry Finn, Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of, hucklebone, huckster, hucksterer

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How to use huckleberry in a sentence

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Following an impulse, he took a car and went directly downtown, and then made his way to Huckleberry Street.
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The dim duskiness made him shudder; he expected to see the Huckleberry Street Irish woman looking at him.
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"To Huckleberry Street," answered the eyes, without a sound, and in a minute more the two were passing down the silent streets.
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British Dictionary definitions for huckleberry

huckleberry

/ (ˈhʌkəlˌbɛrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

any American ericaceous shrub of the genus Gaylussacia, having edible dark blue berries with large seeds

the fruit of any of these shrubs

another name for blueberry

a Brit name for whortleberry (def. 1)

Word Origin for huckleberry

C17: probably a variant of hurtleberry, of unknown origin

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