bilberry

[ bil-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

noun

, plural bil·ber·ries.

1. the fruit of several shrubby species of the genus Vaccinium.

bilberry

/ ˈbɪlbərɪ /

noun

1. any of several ericaceous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium , having edible blue or blackish berries See also blueberry
2. 1. the fruit of any of these plants
   2. ( as modifier )

      bilberry pie

Word History and Origins

Origin of bilberry¹

1570–80; obsolete bil (< Scandinavian; compare Danish bölle bilberry) + berry

Word History and Origins

Origin of bilberry¹

C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish böllebær , from bölle bilberry + bær berry

Example Sentences

No divorce records were found, but Bilberry remarried fourteen years later.

From Washington Times

Around that time at age 21, she married John H. Bilberry, who was also in the Army, in California.

From Washington Times

Investigators found she was briefly married to a fellow veteran, John H. Bilberry, who passed in 1989.

From Seattle Times

Around that time at age 21, she married John H. Bilberry, who was also in the Army, in California.

From Seattle Times

No divorce records were found, but Bilberry remarried fourteen years later.

From Seattle Times