huckleberry
the dark-blue or black edible berry of any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Gaylussacia of the heath family.
a shrub bearing such fruit.
Origin of huckleberry
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How to use huckleberry in a sentence
Be sure to grab a slice of huckleberry pie in town if you visit during the summer.
If Mark Twain were alive to update “The Adventures of huckleberry Finn,” surely he would swap out the boy’s raft for a sporty red convertible.
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Strap-ons, T-injections, and lesbian sex parties—young male adventures have come a long way from huckleberry Finn.
Suddenly taking off: huckleberry, Dashiell, Scarlett, Atticus, Chaplin, Zane, McKinley, and Lincoln.
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The Adventures of huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain Because I've never read it.
He also won a Tony for best score for Big River, his musical adaptation of The Adventures of huckleberry Finn.
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Bradley Cooper on His Favorite Books: ‘Huckleberry Finn,’ ‘Lolita,’ ‘Fountainhead’ | Bradley Cooper | September 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe corner in Muscogee Air Line, was as evasive as a huckleberry in a mouth bereft of its armament.
Sevenoaks | J. G. HollandFollowing an impulse, he took a car and went directly downtown, and then made his way to huckleberry Street.
Duffels | Edward EgglestonThe dim duskiness made him shudder; he expected to see the huckleberry Street Irish woman looking at him.
Duffels | Edward Eggleston"To huckleberry Street," answered the eyes, without a sound, and in a minute more the two were passing down the silent streets.
Duffels | Edward EgglestonHe ordered the coachman to drive the whole length of huckleberry Street slowly.
Duffels | Edward Eggleston
British Dictionary definitions for huckleberry
/ (ˈhʌkəlˌbɛrɪ) /
any American ericaceous shrub of the genus Gaylussacia, having edible dark blue berries with large seeds
the fruit of any of these shrubs
another name for blueberry
a Brit name for whortleberry (def. 1)
Origin of huckleberry
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