Definition of BILBERRY

bilberry

Meanings

Plural: bilberries

Noun

  • erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries
  • erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries
  • blue-black berries similar to American blueberries
  • Vaccinium myrtillus, the wild European blueberry of the cowberry family.
  • The shrub of the above-mentioned plant.

Origin / Etymology

Probably of North Germanic origin (Danish bøllebær), from Old Norse bolli (Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + ber.

Synonyms

blaeberry, European blueberry, fraughan, mountain blue berry, thin-leaved bilberry, Viccinium membranaceum, Viccinium myrtillus, whimberry, whinberry, whort, whortle, whortleberry

Scrabble Score: 15

bilberry is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bilberry is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bilberry is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

bilberry is a valid Words With Friends word