bilberry

A noun referring to a small, dark blue edible berry that grows on low shrubs, typically found in Europe and parts of North America.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una pequeña baya comestible de color azul oscuro o negruzco, que crece en arbustos bajos y se encuentra típicamente en Europa y partes de Norteamérica. También puede referirse a la planta que produce estas bayas.

1. European shrub B1 formal british

   A low-growing shrub native to Europe, producing small, dark blue berries that are similar to blueberries.

   • Bilberries grow wild in the moorlands of northern England.
   • She picked a basket of bilberries for a pie.
   • The bilberry plant has small, bell-shaped flowers.

   🇪🇸Arándano negro o mirtilo

   Sinónimos: blaeberrywhinberrywhortleberry

2. Western US shrub B1 formal american

   An erect blueberry shrub found in the western United States, bearing somewhat sour, blue-black berries.

   • Hikers often find bilberries in the Rocky Mountains.
   • The bilberry's fruit is slightly more tart than a common blueberry.
   • Wild bilberries are a favorite snack for bears in the region.

   🇪🇸Arándano azul del oeste

3. Edible berry A2 informal

   The small, blue-black fruit of the bilberry plant, known for its rich flavor and health benefits.

   • Bilberries are often used in jams and desserts.
   • These berries are packed with antioxidants.
   • She added fresh bilberries to her morning yogurt.

   🇪🇸Arándano negro

   Sinónimos: blaeberrywhortleberry

• bilberries plural form
• bilberries' possessive plural form
• bilberry's possessive singular form