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BILBERRY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Blue-black berries similar to American blueberries

Synonyms:

bilberry; European blueberry; whortleberry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("bilberry" is a kind of...):

berry (any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves)

Holonyms ("bilberry" is a part of...):

bilberry; blaeberry; Viccinium myrtillus; whinberry; whortleberry (erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries

Synonyms:

bilberry; mountain blue berry; thin-leaved bilberry; Viccinium membranaceum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bilberry" is a kind of...):

blueberry; blueberry bush (any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries

Synonyms:

bilberry; blaeberry; Viccinium myrtillus; whinberry; whortleberry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bilberry" is a kind of...):

blueberry; blueberry bush (any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries)

Meronyms (parts of "bilberry"):

bilberry; European blueberry; whortleberry (blue-black berries similar to American blueberries)

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