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bil|ber|ry — «BIHL BEHR ee, buhr », noun, plural ries. 1. a) a small, edible, bluish black berry, much like a blueberry; whortleberry. b) the shrub that it grows on. It belongs to the health family. 2. any one of various related plants. ╂[apparently <… … Useful english dictionary
bil — ab·sorb·a·bil·i·ty; ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty; act·a·bil·i·ty; adapt·a·bil·i·ty; ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty; adopt·a·bil·i·ty; ador·a·bil·i·ty; ad·sorb·a·bil·i·ty; ad·vis·a·bil·i·ty; af·fa·bil·i·ty; af·fect·a·bil·i·ty; ag·glu·ti·na·bil·i·ty; agree·a·bil·i·ty;… … English syllables
bilberry — bil·ber·ry … English syllables
bilberry — bil·ber·ry (bilґber e) 1. any of various shrubs of the genus Vaccinium having edible blue to blue black fruit. 2. the leaves and fruit of V. myrtillus, having astringent and antidiarrheal effects, used topically for local inflammation, burns, and … Medical dictionary
bilberry — /bil ber ee, beuh ree/, n., pl. bilberries. the fruit of several shrubby species of the genus Vaccinium. [1570 80; obs. bil ( < Scand; cf. Dan bölle bilberry) + BERRY] * * * Low growing deciduous shrub (Vaccinium myrtillus) of the heath family,… … Universalium
bilberry — bil|ber|ry [ bıl,beri ] noun count a small fruit with a dark blue skin that grows in northern Europe … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bilberry — bil|ber|ry [ˈbılbəri US beri] n plural bilberries a blue black fruit that grows in Northern Europe, or the bush it grows on … Dictionary of contemporary English
bilberry — bil•ber•ry [[t]ˈbɪlˌbɛr i, bə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries. 1) pln a low growing blueberry shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, common on heaths of Great Britain and N Europe 2) pln its blue black berry Also called whortleberry Etymology: 1570–80 … From formal English to slang
bilberry — [bil′ber΄ē; ] chiefly Brit [, bil′bər ē] n. pl. bilberries [< Scand, as in Dan bøllebær, lit., ball berry < ON bǫllr,BALL1 + ber,BERRY] 1. any of several North American species of blueberries (genus Vaccinium) 2. its dark blue fruit … English World dictionary
Bilberries — Bilberry Bil ber*ry, n.; pl. {Bilberries}. [Cf. Dan. b[ o]lleb[ae]r bilberry, where b[ o]lle is perh. akin to E. ball.] 1. (Bot.) The European whortleberry ({Vaccinium myrtillus}); also, its edible bluish black fruit. [1913 Webster] There pinch… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bilberry — Bil ber*ry, n.; pl. {Bilberries}. [Cf. Dan. b[ o]lleb[ae]r bilberry, where b[ o]lle is perh. akin to E. ball.] 1. (Bot.) The European whortleberry ({Vaccinium myrtillus}); also, its edible bluish black fruit. [1913 Webster] There pinch the maids… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
