whortleberry
noun
the edible black berry of a Eurasian shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, of the heath family.
whortleberries
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pluralof whortleberry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
We shall very soon have no coffee, nor sugar, nor pepper, here; but whortleberries and milk we are not obliged to commerce for.
From Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams by Abigail Adams
About the middle of August, the village was honored by repeated visits from the little ragged population of "Barlow's Settlement," on the "Barrens," with quantities of whortleberries for sale.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 by Robert Taylor Conrad
The following are used to make pies: apples, apricots, cherries, currants, blackberries, cranberries, gooseberries, grapes, mulberries, oranges, peaches, pears, pine-apples, plums, quinces, raspberries, lemon, rhubarb, prunes, whortleberries, etc.
From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Pierre Blot
