01 n. The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); also, its edible bluish black fruit.
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Bilberries
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The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); also, its edible bluish black fruit.(Bot.)“There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry.” — Shak.
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Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America, the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, Vaccinium cæspitosum and Vaccinium uliginosum.(Bot.)