whortleberry

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈwɜːtl̩bəɹi/|/ˈhɜːtl̩bəɹi/    美 /ˈwɝtl̩bɛɹi/|/ˈʍɝtl̩-/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium:; Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry or blue whortleberry);
  2. Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium:; Vaccinium vitis-idaea (lingonberry or red whortleberry);
  3. Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium:; Vaccinium uliginosum (bog whortleberry or bilberry).
  4. A berry of one of these shrubs.

词形变化

whortleberries plural

词汇关系

衍生词
grouse whortleberry

词源

An alteration of Middle English hurtilbery, hurtil-beri (see English hurtleberry), analysable as whortle + berry. Compare English huckleberry.
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