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(), n.; pl. Bilberries (). [Cf. Dan. bllebr bilberry, where blle is perh. akin to E. ball.] 1. (Bot.) The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); also, its edible bluish black fruit. There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. Shak. 2. (Bot.) Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America, the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, V. cspitosum and V. uliginosum. スポンサード リンク
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