whortleberry

n. 欧洲越橘

发音

US /ˈwɝtl̩bɛɹi/
US /ˈʍɝtl̩-/
UK /ˈwɜːtl̩bəɹi/
UK /ˈhɜːtl̩bəɹi/

词形变化

whortleberries 复数 whortleberries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium:

    Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry or blue whortleberry);

  2. 2.

    Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium:

    Vaccinium vitis-idaea (lingonberry or red whortleberry);

  3. 3.

    Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium:

    Vaccinium uliginosum (bog whortleberry or bilberry).

  4. 4.

    A berry of one of these shrubs.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

bilberry blaeberry European blueberry whinberry

上位词 2

berry blueberry

部分词 2

bilberry European blueberry

整体词 3

bilberry blaeberry whinberry

相关短语

grouse whortleberry [网络] 松鸡丝 red whortleberry

词源

An alteration of Middle English hurtilbery, hurtil-beri (see English hurtleberry), analysable as whortle + berry. Compare English huckleberry.

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