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Whortleberry vs Crackleberry - What's the difference?

whortleberry | crackleberry | Synonyms |

Whortleberry is a synonym of crackleberry.


As nouns the difference between whortleberry and crackleberry

is that whortleberry is any of several shrubs belonging to the genus vaccinium while crackleberry is (us|dialectal) the high-bush huckleberry, (taxlink), native to eastern north america, or the fruit of this shrub.

whortleberry

English

(wikipedia whortleberry)

Noun

(whortleberries)
  • Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium .
  • A berry of one of these shrubs.

    • Synonyms

    * bilberry

    crackleberry

    English

    Noun

    (crackleberries)
  • (US, dialectal) The high-bush huckleberry, (taxlink), native to eastern North America, or the fruit of this shrub
  • *{{quote-book, year=1945, author=John Moore, title=Indian Paul, page=, url=
    • , passage=All the crackleberries had spilled out on the floor.}}
  • (fantasy) An imaginary shrub, or the fruit of this shrub
  • *{{quote-book, year=1997, author=Jack Vance, title=The Demon Princes: The Face, page=86, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=z3UwcQvKmrUC&pg=PA86
    • , passage=Four tall pointane trees, each a perfect teardrop, stood surrounded by a low hedge of russet crackleberry . }}
  • *{{quote-book, year=2005, author=Charles Coleman Finlay, title=The Prodigal Troll, page=25 citation
    • , passage=Either the sorcerer's magic, or the filthy moat, or the crackleberries — or all three — had turned his guts to slush and wrung out his bowels. }}

    Synonyms

    *huckleberry *whortleberry

    See also

    *cackleberry