| slovo | definícia |
bilberry
(encz) | bilberry,borůvka |
Bilberry
(gcide) | 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 as blue as bilberry. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America,
the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, {Vaccinium
c[ae]spitosum} and Vaccinium uliginosum.
[1913 Webster] |
bilberry
(wn) | bilberry
n 1: erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-
black berries [syn: bilberry, whortleberry,
whinberry, blaeberry, Viccinium myrtillus]
2: erect blueberry of western United States having solitary
flowers and somewhat sour berries [syn: bilberry, {thin-
leaved bilberry}, mountain blue berry, {Viccinium
membranaceum}]
3: blue-black berries similar to American blueberries [syn:
bilberry, whortleberry, European blueberry] |
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dwarf bilberry
(encz) | dwarf bilberry, n: |
tall bilberry
(encz) | tall bilberry, n: |
thin-leaved bilberry
(encz) | thin-leaved bilberry, n: |
Bilberry
(gcide) | 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 as blue as bilberry. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America,
the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, {Vaccinium
c[ae]spitosum} and Vaccinium uliginosum.
[1913 Webster] |
bog bilberry
(wn) | bog bilberry
n 1: an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves [syn: {bog
bilberry}, bog whortleberry, moor berry, {Vaccinium
uliginosum alpinum}] |
dwarf bilberry
(wn) | dwarf bilberry
n 1: low-growing tufted deciduous shrub of northern and alpine
North America having pink to coral-red flowers followed by
sweet blue berries [syn: dwarf bilberry, {dwarf
blueberry}, Vaccinium caespitosum] |
tall bilberry
(wn) | tall bilberry
n 1: high-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America
bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct
bloom; source of most cultivated blueberries [syn: {high-
bush blueberry}, tall bilberry, swamp blueberry,
Vaccinium corymbosum] |
thin-leaved bilberry
(wn) | thin-leaved bilberry
n 1: erect blueberry of western United States having solitary
flowers and somewhat sour berries [syn: bilberry, {thin-
leaved bilberry}, mountain blue berry, {Viccinium
membranaceum}] |
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