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Meaning of "whortleberry" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WHORTLEBERRY

Southwestern English dialect form of hurtleberry; of unknown origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WHORTLEBERRY

whortleberry  [ˈwɜːtəlˌbɛrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHORTLEBERRY

noun
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Whortleberry is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WHORTLEBERRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Whortleberry

Whortleberry may refer to the berries of several plants of genus Vaccinium: ▪ Vaccinium myrtillus, Bilberry, or Blue Whortleberry ▪ Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Red Whortleberry ▪ Vaccinium uliginosum, Bog Whortleberry...

Definition of whortleberry in the English dictionary

The definition of whortleberry in the dictionary is Also called : huckleberry, hurt, whort. a small Eurasian ericaceous shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, greenish-pink flowers and edible sweet blackish berries. Other definition of whortleberry is the fruit of this shrub.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHORTLEBERRY


bunchberry
ˈbʌntʃˌbɛrɪ
cackleberry
ˈkækəlˌbɛrɪ
deerberry
ˈdɪəˌbɛrɪ
dingleberry
ˈdɪŋɡ əlˌbɛrɪ
dogberry
ˈdɒɡˌbɛrɪ
elderberry
ˈɛldəˌbɛrɪ
farkleberry
ˈfɑːkəlˌbɛrɪ
hackberry
ˈhækˌbɛrɪ
huckleberry
ˈhʌkəlˌbɛrɪ
inkberry
ˈɪŋkˌbɛrɪ
Juneberry
ˈdʒuːnˌbɛrɪ
lingonberry
ˈlɪŋɡənˌbɛrɪ
partridgeberry
ˈpɑːtrɪdʒˌbɛrɪ
serviceberry
ˈsɜːvɪsˌbɛrɪ
soapberry
ˈsəʊpˌbɛrɪ
sugarberry
ˈʃʊɡərˌbɛrɪ
thimbleberry
ˈθɪmbəlˌbɛrɪ
wineberry
ˈwaɪnˌbɛrɪ
wolfberry
ˈwʊlfˌbɛrɪ
yumberry
ˈjʌmˌbɛrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHORTLEBERRY

whore
whoredom
whorehouse
whoremaster
whoremasterly
whoremastery
whoremistress
whoremonger
whoremongery
whoreson
Whorf
whorish
whorishly
whorishness
whorl
whorled
whort
whortle
whortleberries
whose

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHORTLEBERRY

barberry
bayberry
bearberry
berry
bilberry
blackberry
blueberry
Burberry
cherry
chinaberry
chokeberry
crackberry
cranberry
dewberry
gooseberry
holly berry
loganberry
mulberry
raspberry
strawberry
white mulberry

Synonyms and antonyms of whortleberry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whortleberry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHORTLEBERRY

Find out the translation of whortleberry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of whortleberry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whortleberry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

whortleberry
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arándano
570 millions of speakers

English

whortleberry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

whortleberry
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العنبية نبات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

черника
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mirtilo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

whortleberry
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

myrtille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Whortleberry
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heidelbeere
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハイデルベリー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

산앵도 나무
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Whortleberry
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây nham lê
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

whortleberry
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हार्टलेबेरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dağmersini
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mirtillo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

borówka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чорниця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

afină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

whortleberry
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blauwbes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

whortleberry
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tyttebær
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whortleberry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHORTLEBERRY»

The term «whortleberry» is normally little used and occupies the 123.351 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHORTLEBERRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «whortleberry» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «whortleberry» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whortleberry

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHORTLEBERRY»

Discover the use of whortleberry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whortleberry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum: or, The trees and ...
V. maria'num Wats. The Maryland Whortleberry. Identification. Watt. Dend. Brit., t IS*. ; Don's Mill., a p. 854. Synonyme. V. marilandicum Lodd. Cat., ed. 1836. Engravings. Dend. Brit., t 124. j and our fig. '.ITS. Spec. Char., 4>c. Racemes lateral ...
John Claudius Loudon, 1838
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Arboretum et fruticetum Britannicum; or, The trees and ...
Pas* 8. pallidum Ait. j* North America 1159 The palc-JbHtvrrti Whortleberry . 9. arboreum Afarsh.A N.America J 159 The Tree Whortleberry. V. diffusion Alt. 10. stanvineum L. j. N. Am. f. 972. 1159 The toȣ-stainened Whortleberry. V. .-.".,..,.
John Claudius Loudon, 1838
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Annals of Horticulture
V. crassifolium (thick-leaved Whortleberry) is a low trailing deciduous shrub, with elliptic crenated leaves, and corymbose racemes of bell-shaped flowers, which are prettily variegated with pink and white. It flowers in May and June, and is a ...
‎1849
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Multiresource Effects of a Stand-Replacement Prescribed Fire ...
Productivity in areas comparable to the preburn setting (whortleberry-forb, whortleberry, and lupine-whortleberry) for the snag-thicket burn area ranged from 37 to 375 kg/ha (table 7). Boltz (1979) compared crude protein concentration (as a ...
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Pure Ketchup: A History of America's National Condiment, ...
WHORTLEBERRY. KETCHUP. Whortleberry. Catsup. Add to every gallon of fruit two quarts of boiling water; let it stand all night; in the morning draw off the juice; pass the pulp through a sieve; add to each gallon of the liquor a teaspoonful of ...
Andrew F. Smith, 1996
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A Year Among the Trees: Or, The Woods and By-ways of New England
The whortleberry tribe of plants form a conspicuous feature of New England landscape, especially near the coast. No single species has been domesticated, though any one of them would well reward the labor of the cultivator if the fruit could ...
Wilson Flagg, 1881
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Soil survey
Potential annual " ! Potential annual Alpine** Alpine** Idaho fescue/sedge Mountainmahogany/bluebuncb wheatgrass Alpine** Engelmann spruce/grouse whortleberry Lodgepole pine/grouse whortleberry Lodgepole pine/grouse whortleberry ...
United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1923
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Botanical Exercises, Including Directions, Rules and ...
Jlava. ampleaeifolia. rosea, lanuginosa. 10—1. VACCIN1UM, 18. 51. stamineum (squaw whortleberry.) dumosum (bush whortleberry.) J'wndosum {blue whortleberry.) resino- sum (black whortleberry.) corymbosum (a;iant whortleberry. ) ...
Amos Eaton, 1820
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North American Botany: Comprising the Native and Common ...
Leaves deciduous. stamin'eum, (sqoow whortleberry, deer berry. O. w. M. Ь.) leaves oval, acute, entire, glaucous beneath: pedicels solitary, axillary, filiform: corol spreading, bell-form; divisions oblong, acute: anthers exsert, awned on the  ...
Amos Eaton, John Wright (M. D.), 1840
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Targhee National Forest ecological unit inventory
... blue huckleberry phase subalpine fir/blue huckleberry p.a., grouse whortleberry phase subalpine fir/grouse whortleberry p.a., grouse whortleberry phase or pinegrass phase subalpine fir/grouse whortleberry p.a., pinegrass phase subalpine ...
Terry S. Bowerman, United States. Forest Service, United States. Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1999

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHORTLEBERRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whortleberry is used in the context of the following news items.
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Whortleberry recipes – jam, muffins and sponge
In the Queen's English "peigne à myrtilles" becomes "bilberry comb" or, more properly in this part of the world, "whortleberry comb": a device enabling one to ... «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»
2
Nick Grimshaw in awkwardness with his father over Match Of The …
Whortleberry recipes – jam, muffins and sponge. 6. Comments (0). Nick Grimshaw has revealed his father will only watch him on the X Factor if it does not clash ... «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»
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$17 million of real estate was sold in Redding in April, May
77 Wayside Lane, Deutsche Bank National Trust, Trustee to Eric Anthony D. Ravilas and Florenda R. Pepino Ravilas, $410,500. 14 Whortleberry Road, Estate of ... «The Redding Pilot, Jun 15»
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Huckleberries, the essence of wild bounty
The name 'huckleberry' is a North American variation of the English dialectal name variously called 'hurtleberry' or 'whortleberry'.” Whatever. All I know is that ... «Bastrop Daily Enterprise, May 15»
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Bedrock of the hill
Old mine workings are visible between the yellow gorse, orange-tinged clumps of whortleberry, and sparse grasses where skylarks sing overhead. The familiar ... «The Guardian, May 15»
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Lingonberry: A cowberry by any other name
Have you ever heard of a whortleberry? Or cowberry? If not, then maybe you've heard of lingonberry, a lesser-known, in the United States at least, relative of ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Dec 13»
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Durham police log
Thomas T. Carr, 21, of 13 Whortleberry Lane, Scituate, Mass., was charged on Sept. 7 with a noise violation on Woodman Road. Christian A.E. Beard, 18, of 134 ... «Foster's Daily Democrat, Sep 13»
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Wild edibles 101: Experts recommend starting simple
Grouse-berry or grouse whortleberry, Vaccinium scoparium: Eat these small berries as you would a huckleberry, right off of the bush. They're sweet and ... «Casper Star-Tribune Online, Aug 13»
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State recognizes value of Middle Encampment site
... Preservation Council approved both recognitions for the Middle Encampment, located on the former Senber property near the intersection of Whortleberry and ... «The Redding Pilot, Aug 13»

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