whortleberry
Americannoun
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the edible black berry of a Eurasian shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, of the heath family.
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the shrub itself.
noun
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Also called : huckleberry. hurt. whort. a small Eurasian ericaceous shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus , greenish-pink flowers and edible sweet blackish berries
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the fruit of this shrub
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a related plant, V. uliginosum, of mountain regions, having pink flowers and black fruits
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Etymology
Origin of whortleberry
First recorded in 1570–80; dialectal variant of hurtleberry
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Mr. Glass continued in an interrogative vein as mordant as the whortleberry juice of his beautiful homeland.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the most part it was covered with a thick growth of gorse and whortleberry, and low tough thorns, though here and there clearings opened, the scars of recent fires.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
Spread over the top a meringue similar to that described for whortleberry pudding, and leave it in the oven just long enough to brown.
From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary
Hint that it is merely the English bilberry or blaeberry, or whortleberry and—but no one dares hint that.
From Westward with the Prince of Wales by Newton, W. Douglas (Wilfrid Douglas)
It consisted of oatmeal biscuits, Gruyère cheese, whortleberry jam, and chocolate; and there is little doubt that these six adventurers “ate as one eats in the springtime of youth.”
From Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young by Bull, Jacob B.
TV dinners, also makes it virtually impossible to import fresh Swedish whortleberries, despite the fact that it does not grow the delicacy itself.
From Time Magazine Archive
"We might almost have known you were coming,” laughs my sister, "there is just your favourite dish, potato-cakes, and even whortleberries to go with them too.”
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
On these they made a delicious meal, seasoned by abundant berries, for in this country there remain on the bushes throughout the winter cranberries and red whortleberries.
From True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World by Greely, Adolphus W.
Ripe blackberries and whortleberries, to be kept long, should be dried perfectly in the sun, then tied up in bags that are thick enough to exclude the air.
From The American Housewife Containing the Most Valuable and Original Receipts in all the Various Branches of Cookery; and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner by Anonymous
Sometimes she got a chance to speak to her child, to give her a bit of wampum, or a tiny basket to pick whortleberries in; and this was all the happiness she asked.
From Silent Struggles by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
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