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whortleberry

 [hwur-tl-ber-ee, wur-]   Origin

whor·tle·ber·ry

   [hwur-tl-ber-ee, wur-]
noun, plural whor·tle·ber·ries.
1.
the edible black berry of a Eurasian shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, of the heath family.
2.
the shrub itself.
Also, hurtleberry.

Origin:
1570–80; dialectal variant of hurtleberry
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whortleberry (ˈwɜːtəlˌbɛrɪ)
 
—n , pl -ries
1.  huckleberry, hurt, Also called: whort a small Eurasian ericaceous shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, greenish-pink flowers and edible sweet blackish berries
2.  the fruit of this shrub
3.  bog whortleberry a related plant, V. uliginosum, of mountain regions, having pink flowers and black fruits
 
[C16: southwestern English dialect form of hurtleberry; of unknown origin]

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whortleberry
1578, southwestern Eng. variant of hurtleberry (see huckleberry).
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