different between huckleberry vs marionberry

English

Etymology

Probably an alteration of Middle English hurtilbery (“whortleberry”). American English from 1660s.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h?kl??b??i/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h?kl?b(?)?i/

Noun

huckleberry (plural huckleberries)

1. A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium and Gaylussacia.
2. A shrub growing this fruit.
3. A small amount, as in the phrase huckleberry above a persimmon.
5. (slang) A person of little consequence.
6. (US, slang) The person one is looking for; the right person for the job.

   I'm your huckleberry.

Usage notes

While some Vaccinium species, such as Vaccinium parvifolium, the red huckleberry, are always called huckleberries, other species may be called blueberries or huckleberries depending upon local custom. Usually, the distinction between them is that blueberries are white on the inside in most cases compared to huckleberries which vary from red to purple inside with a couple dozen tiny seeds.

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Verb

huckleberry (third-person singular simple present huckleberries, present participle huckleberrying, simple past and past participle huckleberried)

1. (intransitive) To pick huckleberries.

See also

• huckle

References

English

Etymology

Named for Marion County, Oregon, where it was developed, + berry.

Pronunciation

Noun

marionberry (plural marionberries)

1. A member of the blackberry family, a cross between the Chehalem and Olallieberry blackberries.

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