different between whortleberry vs crackleberry

whortleberry

English

Etymology

Alteration of Middle English hurtilbery, equivalent to whortle +? berry. Compare English huckleberry.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?w?tl?b??i/, /?hw?tl?-/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w??tl?b??i/, /?h??tl?b??i/
  • Hyphenation: whor?tle?ber?ry

Noun

whortleberry (plural whortleberries)

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

Synonyms

  • (shrubs): whortle bush

Translations

whortleberry From the web:



crackleberry

English

Noun

crackleberry (plural crackleberries)

  1. (US, dialectal) The high-bush huckleberry, Gaylussacia baccata, native to eastern North America, or the fruit of this shrub
  2. (fantasy) An imaginary shrub, or the fruit of this shrub

Synonyms

  • huckleberry
  • whortleberry

See also

  • cackleberry

crackleberry From the web:

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