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Ripe whortleberries, Vaccinium myrtillus

An alteration of Middle English hurtilbery, hurtil-beri (see English hurtleberry), analysable as whortle +‎ berry. Compare English huckleberry.

(General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɝtl̩bɛɹi/, /ˈʍɝtl̩-/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɜːtl̩bəɹi/, /ˈhɜːtl̩bəɹi/
Hyphenation: whor‧tle‧ber‧ry

whortleberry (plural whortleberries)

Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium:
Synonyms: (obsolete except Britain, dialectal) hurt, (obsolete, rare) hurtle, whortle bush
1. Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry or blue whortleberry);
2. Vaccinium vitis-idaea (lingonberry or red whortleberry);
3. Vaccinium uliginosum (bog whortleberry or bilberry).
A berry of one of these shrubs.
Synonyms: (obsolete except Britain, dialectal) hurt, (obsolete, rare) hurtle, whort

grouse whortleberry

berry of a shrub of genus Vaccinium