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whortleberry.

Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium:

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwɝtl̩bɛɹi/General-American/ˈʍɝtl̩-/General-American/ˈwɜːtl̩bəɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhɜːtl̩bəɹi/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium: Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry or blue whortleberry);

  2. Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium: Vaccinium vitis-idaea (lingonberry or red whortleberry);

  3. Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium: Vaccinium uliginosum (bog whortleberry or bilberry).

  4. A berry of one of these shrubs.

Where this word comes from

An alteration of Middle English hurtilbery, hurtil-beri (see English hurtleberry), analysable as whortle + berry. Compare English huckleberry.

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