whortleberry
- noun
- /ˈwɔːtəˌbɛri/
- UK
:
mora
- She picked a handful of whortleberries to add to her pie.
Examples
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The woods were filled with ripe whortleberries in late summer.
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The whortleberry plant grows well in heathland areas.
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Many birds feed on whortleberries during the harvest season.
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I picked some fresh whortleberries from the bush.
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During a summer hike, I found a bush full of whortleberries that were delicious and ripe.
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She made a refreshing jam using the whortleberries she collected from the wild.
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Many desserts feature whortleberries for their sweet and tart flavor.
Synonyms
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A small dark blue berry like a blueberry that grows on a low bush and can be eaten
A small European shrub that has edible blue-black berries
A low bush with small dark blue edible berries
A small sweet blue-black berry like a blueberry that grows on a low shrub
A small evergreen shrub with thick leaves that grows in bogs and makes edible blue or black berries
Compounds
A small evergreen shrub with thick leaves that grows in bogs and makes edible blue or black berries
A small bush that grows in northwest North America and has bright red berries
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Whortleberry comes from old English wort meaning 'plant' and berry, so it literally means 'plant berry'. For the same reason, the word also names the small shrub that makes those blue-black, edible berries.