huckleberry
noun
huck·le·ber·ry
ˈhə-kəl-ˌber-ē 
1
: any of two genera (Gaylussacia or Vaccinium) of American shrubs of the heath family
also
: the edible dark blue to black usually acid berry (especially of G. baccata) with 10 nutlets
2
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Wyld offers traditional flavors like raspberry and strawberry and less-common huckleberry and marionberry.
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Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
Mount Rainier is full of elderberry and huckleberry bushes, as well as vine maples, all of which turn different shades of yellow, orange, and red in autumn.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
The man, who has not been identified, was picking huckleberries alone last Thursday on Flathead National Forest lands, about 2 miles north of Columbia Falls, when an adult female grizzly charged at him and attacked, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks said Friday.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
The man was reportedly out picking huckleberries when the confrontation occurred, according to a release from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 19 July 2024
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Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
Mount Rainier is full of elderberry and huckleberry bushes, as well as vine maples, all of which turn different shades of yellow, orange, and red in autumn.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
The man, who has not been identified, was picking huckleberries alone last Thursday on Flathead National Forest lands, about 2 miles north of Columbia Falls, when an adult female grizzly charged at him and attacked, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks said Friday.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
The man was reportedly out picking huckleberries when the confrontation occurred, according to a release from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 19 July 2024
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huckleberry
noun
huck·le·ber·ry
ˈhək-əl-ˌber-ē
1
: an American shrub related to the blueberry
also
: its edible dark blue to black usually acid berry
2
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