bilberry
bilberry — noun
- bilberrysingular
- bilberriesplural
1. A small, round, dark-blue berry that grows wild on low bushes across northern Eu
A small, round, dark-blue berry that grows wild on low bushes across northern Europe and parts of North America, with a flavour close to a blueberry's but slightly more tangy.
Lucia picked a basket of bilberries on her hike through the Swedish forest.
a basket of bilberries
The baker used fresh bilberries to make a tangy filling for the pastries.
fresh bilberries
Bilberries turn a deep purple colour when they are fully ripe and ready to eat.
Raj added a handful of dried bilberries to his morning oatmeal for extra flavour.
The children gathered bilberries from the hillside and ate them straight from the bush.
- blueberry
Larger, sweeter, and widely cultivated; bilberries are smaller and grow wild.
- huckleberry
A similar wild berry found in North America, often used interchangeably in some regions.
- whortleberry
An older regional name for bilberry, still used in parts of Britain.
用法筆記
Bilberries are almost always foraged from the wild rather than cultivated or sold fresh in shops. This sense is most often used in the plural form (bilberries) when referring to the fruit in general.
常見錯誤
2. A low-growing wild bush that produces small dark-blue berries that can be eaten,
A low-growing wild bush that produces small dark-blue berries that can be eaten, found in cool areas of northern Europe and parts of North America.
A bilberry bush can grow on rocky hillsides where other plants struggle to survive.
bilberry bush
Hiroshi found a patch of bilberry shrubs while walking through the highlands of Scotland.
The gardeners cut back the old bilberry plants to encourage new growth in the spring.
Bilberry bushes produce the most berries when they grow in shady, damp soil.
Sanjay learned that bilberry plants can live for many years if left undisturbed by animals or people.
- blueberry bush
A cultivated relative that grows taller and produces larger, sweeter berries.
- huckleberry bush
A similar low-growing shrub native to North America.
- whortleberry bush
An older regional name for the bilberry plant, used in some parts of Britain.
用法筆記
This sense refers to the whole plant (Vaccinium myrtillus and related species), not just the fruit. The bush is low-growing, typically 20-40 cm tall, and thrives in acidic soil found on heathland and in coniferous forests.