bilberry
noun /ˈbɪlbəri/
/ˈbɪlberi/
(also whortleberry
/ˈwɜːtlberi/, /ˈwɜːtlbəri/
/ˈwɜːrtlberi/
)(plural bilberries, whortleberries)
- a small dark blue berry that grows on bushes on hills and in woods in northern Europe and can be eaten. The bush is also called a bilberry.
欧洲越橘（指植物或浆果，浆果深蓝色，可食） 词源late 16th cent.: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Danish bøllebær.