windberry

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English

Noun

windberry (plural windberries)

  1. Alternative form of whimberry
    • 1806, John Evans, The Bees, Shrewsbury: W. Eddowes, Book III, page 12:
      On a nearer examination, he found this beautiful tint to arise from the young shoots of the common windberry (Vaccinium Myrtillus) which grows there in great abundance.
    • 1838 June, “Domestic Preserving No. I.”, in The Magazine of Domestic Economy, volume 3, London: W.S. Orr & Co., page 356:
      [] and during the season of its appearance, the windberry pudding has a “prescriptive right” to take the lead at the forester's second course.
    • 1994, “Windberry (Bilberry) Vaccinium myrtillus”, in Audrey Ensinger et al., editors, Foods and Nutrition Encyclopedia, 2nd edition, volume 2, Boca Raton: CRC Press, →ISBN, page 2335:
      It is closely related to blueberries and huckleberries. Windberries are used fresh or in confections, jams and pies.