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
Strawberries, raspberries, whortleberries, and cherries, were growing everywhere wild, and in abundance.
From Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men by Mrs. (Anna) Jameson
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 Adolphus W. Greely
Our Indian friends left us to warn some more of their countrymen, of our situation, and five others arrived in the evening, bringing meat and large basketfuls of whortleberries.
From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by John Franklin
