bilberry

(redirected from Winberry)
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia.

bil·ber·ry

(bĭl′bĕr′ē)

a. A low-growing deciduous shrub (Vaccinium myrtillus) of the heath family native to Eurasia and western North America, having edible bluish-black berries borne singly or in pairs, used for making jams, jellies, and juice and for medicinal purposes.

b. Any of several similar plants of the genus Vaccinium.

2. The fruit of any of these plants.

[bil-, probably of Scandinavian origin; see bhel- in Indo-European roots + berry.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

bilberry

(ˈbɪlbərɪ)

n, pl -ries

1. (Plants) any of several ericaceous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium, having edible blue or blackish berries. See also blueberry

2. (Plants)

a. the fruit of any of these plants

b. (as modifier): bilberry pie.

[C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish böllebær, from bölle bilberry + bær berry]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bil•ber•ry

(ˈbɪlˌbɛr i, -bə ri)

n., pl. -ries.

1. a low-growing blueberry shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, common on heaths of Great Britain and N Europe.

2. its blue-black berry.

Also called whortleberry.

[1570–80]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Noun	1.	bilberry - erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries blaeberry, Viccinium myrtillus, whinberry, whortleberry European blueberry, whortleberry, bilberry - blue-black berries similar to American blueberries blueberry, blueberry bush - any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries
	2.	bilberry - erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries mountain blue berry, thin-leaved bilberry, Viccinium membranaceum blueberry, blueberry bush - any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries
	3.	bilberry - blue-black berries similar to American blueberries European blueberry, whortleberry berry - any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves bilberry, blaeberry, Viccinium myrtillus, whinberry, whortleberry - erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries

Translations

عِنَبيَّة بريَّه

borůvkabrusinka

blåbær

Blaubeere Heidelbeere

mustikka

airelle myrtille

fekete áfonya

mirtillo

mėlynė

mellenajsmellene

bosbes

blåbær

čučoriedka

dağ mersini

越桔

bilberry

[ˈbɪlbərɪ] N → arándano m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bilberry

[ˈbɪlbəri] n → myrtille f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bilberry

n → Heidelbeere f, → Blaubeere f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bilberry

[ˈbɪlb/ərɪ] n → mirtillo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bilberry

(ˈbilbəri) – plural bilberries – noun

a dark-blue berry; the bush it grows on.

bilberry

n (bot) mirtilo, (tipo de) arándano

References in periodicals archive ?

M2 EQUITYBITES-March 14, 2019-DionyMed Brands expands its Winberry Farms cannabis brand portfolio

DionyMed Brands expands its Winberry Farms cannabis brand portfolio

Global Banking News-March 14, 2019-DionyMed Brands expands its Winberry Farms cannabis brand portfolio

DionyMed Brands expands its Winberry Farms cannabis brand portfolio

* Pablo Ottonello, University of Michigan, and Thomas Winberry, University of Chicago and NBER, "Financial Heterogeneity and the Investment Channel of Monetary Policy" (NBER Working Paper No.

15th Workshop on Methods and Applications for Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Models

"In some locations, we thought were grounded, we detected the ocean below indicating that the glacier is in fact floating," said Paul Winberry from Central Washington University, who spent the summer in Antarctica studying the Totten.

Sea level fears as more of giant Antarctic glacier floating than thought

The highlights were undoubtedly the rich Welsh hare with red vegetables and winberry; followed closely by the veal fillet with black bean, chestnut mushroom and shiso.

Fabulous food and fantastic florals; MARK SMITH enjoys a short Welsh break at Laura Ashley-themed country house Llangoed Hall

Winberry, EPA Compendium Method 10-3.3: Determination ofMetals in Ambient Particulate Matter Using X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Spectroscopy, USEPA, Washington, DC, USA, 1999.

Spatial and temporal variation in fine particulate matter mass and chemical composition: the middle east consortium for aerosol research study

Winberry and Jones have reported that this kudzu root is first introduced to the United States as an ornamental plant [2].

Analysis of puerarin and chemical compositions changes in kudzu root during growth period

Listing broker: Pamela Winberry, Coldwell Banker Bellmarc.

New listings

Seismic receiver function analysis has been carried out by Reading (2006), Lawrence et al., (2006) and Winberry and Anandakrishnan (2004).

Reference crust-mantle density contrast beneath Antarctica based on the Vening Meinesz-Moritz isostatic inverse problem and CRUST2.0 seismic model

Pictured L to R: Boening Sales Manager Terry Barbeau, Anthony LiCausi of Spider Bite, Hap Boening CEO Boening Bros, Boening Craft Beer Specialist Eric Winberry, and Larry Goldstein of Spider Bite.