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Noun: whortleberry  'wur-t(u)l,be-ree
  1. Erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries
    - bilberry, whinberry [UK, dialect], blaeberry [UK, dialect], Viccinium myrtillus, wimberry [UK, dialect], whimberry [UK, dialect]
     
  2. Blue-black berries similar to American blueberries
    - bilberry, European blueberry

Derived forms: whortleberries

Type of: berry, blueberry, blueberry bush

Encyclopedia: Whortleberry