whortle bush
UK/ˈwɜːtl̩bʊʃ/US/ˈwɝtl̩bʊʃ/
whortle bush noun: any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium, bearing fruit known as whortleberries.
Noun
whortle bush (plural whortle bushes)
- Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium, bearing fruit known as whortleberries.
- The Red Bilberry, or whortle-bush, riseth up like the [Black], having sundry harder Leaves, like the Box-Tree Leaves, green and round pointed standing on the several Branches […]1652, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physitian, London: Peter Cole, page 16
- With a short breath of wonder, and a long one of delight, Rose stopped, and sat down by a low whortle-bush, with a pink frill still adorning it.1882, Richard Doddridge Blackmore, chapter 4, in Christowell: A Dartmoor Tale, volume 2, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, page 69
- Synonyms:
- whortle, whortleberry bush
Synonyms of whortle bush
- whortle
- whortleberry bush
Forms of whortle bush
| plural | whortle bushes |
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Origin of whortle bush
From whortle + bush.
Questions about whortle bush
- What does whortle bush mean?
- Whortle bush means any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium, bearing fruit known as whortleberries.
- What part of speech is whortle bush?
- Whortle bush is a noun.
- How do you pronounce whortle bush?
- Whortle bush is pronounced /ˈwɝtl̩bʊʃ/ (US).
- What is the plural of whortle bush?
- The plural of whortle bush is whortle bushes.
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