Huckleberry vs Juneberry - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between huckleberry and juneberry

is that huckleberry is a small round fruit of a dark blue or red color of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium and Gaylussacia while Juneberry is any of several North American trees of the genus Amelanchier, having white flowers and edible, purplish fruit; or the fruit of such a tree.

huckleberry

English

(wikipedia huckleberry)

Noun

(huckleberries)

A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium'' and ''Gaylussacia .

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A shrub growing this fruit.

(idiomatic) A small amount, as in the phrase huckleberry above a persimmon.

Usage notes

While some Vaccinium'' species, such as , the red huckleberry, are always called huckleberries''', other species may be called blueberries or ' huckleberries depending upon local custom. Usually, the distinction between them is that blueberries are white on the inside in most cases compared to huckleberries which very from red to purple inside with a couple dozen tiny seeds.

Derived terms

* red huckleberry

juneberry

English

(wikipedia Juneberry) (wikispecies)

Alternative forms

* juneberry

Noun

(Juneberries)

Any of several North American trees of the genus Amelanchier , having white flowers and edible, purplish fruit; or the fruit of such a tree

Synonyms

* shadbush * serviceberry

Derived terms

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