whortleberry

whor·tle·ber·ry

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwur-tl-ber-ee, wur-]
- /ˈʰwɜr tlˌbɛr i, ˈwɜr-/
- /ˈwɜːtlberɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwur-tl-ber-ee, wur-]
- /ˈʰwɜr tlˌbɛr i, ˈwɜr-/

Definitions of whortleberry word

noun plural whortleberry the edible black berry of a Eurasian shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, of the heath family. 1
noun plural whortleberry the shrub itself. 1
noun whortleberry A bilberry. 1
noun whortleberry a small Eurasian ericaceous shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, greenish-pink flowers and edible sweet blackish berries 0
noun whortleberry the fruit of this shrub 0
noun whortleberry either of two European blueberries (Vaccinium myrtillus or V. uliginosum) having pink flowers and blue or blackish edible berries with a powdery bloom 0

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Origin of whortleberry

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

First recorded in 1570-80; dialectal variant of hurtleberry

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Parts of speech for Whortleberry

noun

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

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determiner

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whortleberry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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