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bilberry

/bil-ber-ee, -buh-ree/US // ˈbɪlˌbɛr i, -bə ri //UK // (ˈbɪlbərɪ) //

山桑子,蓝莓,山梨树,山梨子

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural bil·ber·ries.

    • : the fruit of several shrubby species of the genus Vaccinium.

Examples

  • The Bilberry is a common British shrub found on all mossy heaths, and very pretty both in flower and in fruit.

  • They landed on swampy ground, and made their way over rare beautiful mosses, ling, and low growth of bilberry and cloudberry.

  • We were coming within a mile of the Bilberry embankment, when we began to observe a new class of phenomena.

  • It was eight minutes to eleven as we slid past the lodge and on to the Bilberry road.

  • It closed with a verse of original poetry, and Bilberry began to feel sure that a great poet was to arise in its midst.