huckleberry
[ huhk-uh l-ber-ee ]
/ ˈhʌk əlˌbɛr i /
noun, plural huck·le·ber·ries.
the dark-blue or black edible berry of any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Gaylussacia of the heath family.
a shrub bearing such fruit.
Origin of huckleberry
1660–70,
Americanism; perhaps alteration of
hurtleberry
Words nearby huckleberry
hubli-dharwad,
hubris,
huckaback,
huckery,
huckle,
huckleberry,
huckleberry finn,
huckleberry finn, the adventures of,
hucklebone,
huckster,
hucksterer
Example sentences from the Web for huckleberry
British Dictionary definitions for huckleberry
huckleberry
/ (ˈhʌkəlˌbɛrɪ) /
noun plural -ries
any American ericaceous shrub of the genus Gaylussacia, having edible dark blue berries with large seeds
the fruit of any of these shrubs
another name for blueberry
a Brit name for whortleberry (def. 1)
Word Origin for huckleberry
C17: probably a variant of
hurtleberry, of unknown origin