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Webster 1913 Edition
Huckleberry
Huc′kle-berˊry
,Noun.
[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 Gaylussacia resinosa
. (b)
The shrub that bears the berries. Called also whortleberry.
Squaw huckleberry
. See
Deeberry
.