whinberry
- noun
- /ˈwɪnˌbɛri/
- Archaic
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mora
- We picked wild whinberries in the moorland for a delicious pie.
Examples
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The whinberry bush was full of ripe, dark fruits by late summer.
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Local jam makers prize the tart flavor of whinberry preserves.
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I picked some whinberries from the bush.
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The whinberry plant thrives in acidic soil.
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The whinberry bush was full of ripe, dark fruits by late summer.
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We picked wild whinberries in the moorland for a delicious pie.
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Local jam makers prize the tart flavor of whinberry preserves.
Synonyms
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1.0
A plant that makes small blue berries you can eat
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1.0
A small bush that grows blueberries
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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 small shrub that has blue-black berries you can eat
A small sweet blue-black berry like a blueberry that grows on a low shrub
A small dark blue berry that grows wild in European forests
A low evergreen shrub with leathery leaves that grows in bogs and produces small blue-black berries
A small evergreen shrub with thick leaves that grows in bogs and makes edible blue or black berries
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Etymology
Whinberry comes from whin meaning 'a small bush' and berry meaning 'fruit'. It was used for the dark blue fruit that grows on low bushes and is often called the bilberry, so the name helps you remember it is a 'berry' from a low bush.