Whor"tle*ber`ry (?), n. [AS. wyrtil a
small shrub (dim. of wyrt wort) + E. berry. See Wort,
and cf. Huckleberry, Hurtleberry.] (Bot.)
(a) In England, the fruit of Vaccinium
Myrtillus; also, the plant itself. See Bilberry, 1.
(b) The fruit of several shrubby plants of the genus
Gaylussacia; also, any one of these plants. See
Huckleberry.
Whor"tle*ber`ry (?), n. [AS. wyrtil a
small shrub (dim. of wyrt wort) + E. berry. See Wort,
and cf. Huckleberry, Hurtleberry.] (Bot.)
(a) In England, the fruit of Vaccinium
Myrtillus; also, the plant itself. See Bilberry, 1.
(b) The fruit of several shrubby plants of the genus
Gaylussacia; also, any one of these plants. See
Huckleberry.