Definition of Hucklebery
Huc"kle*ber`ry (?), n. [Cf.
Whortleberry.] (Bot.) (a) The
edible black or dark blue fruit of several species of the American
genus Gaylussacia, shrubs nearly related to the blueberries
(Vaccinium), and formerly confused with them. The commonest
huckelberry comes from G. resinosa. (b)
The shrub that bears the berries. Called also
whortleberry.
Squaw huckleberry. See
Deeberry.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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