heathberry

heathberry
/heeth"ber'ee, -beuh ree/, n., pl. heathberries.
1. crowberry.
2. any berry found on heaths, esp. the bilberry.
[bef. 1000; ME; OE haeth berian (pl.); see HEATH, BERRY]

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  • heathberry — /heeth ber ee, beuh ree/, n., pl. heathberries. 1. crowberry. 2. any berry found on heaths, esp. the bilberry. [bef. 1000; ME; OE haeth berian (pl.); see HEATH, BERRY] * * * …   Universalium

  • crow|ber|ry — «KROH BEHR ee», noun, plural ries. 1. a tasteless black berry, the fruit of a small, evergreen, heathlike shrub of northern Europe and America. 2. the shrub itself; heathberry: »Flying northward in an airplane, you see occasional green patches… …   Useful english dictionary

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