Main Entry:

huck·le·ber·ry

Pronunciation:

\ˈhə-kəl-ˌber-ē\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

perhaps alteration of hurtleberry huckleberry

Date:

1670

1: any of a genus (Gaylussacia) of American shrubs of the heath family ; also : the edible dark blue to black usually acid berry (especially of G. baccata) with 10 nutlets2: blueberry