Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Huckleberry — may refer to:* Huckleberry (plant) **Red Huckleberry ( Vaccinium parvifolium ) **Garden huckleberry ( Solanum melanocerasum ) ee also* Huckleberry Finn * Huckleberry Hound * Huckleberry Railroad … Wikipedia
Huckleberry — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alan T. Huckleberry, Mathematiker Siehe auch: Huckleberry Island Die Abenteuer des Huckleberry Finn, Roman von Mark Twain Diese Seite ist eine Begriffskl … Deutsch Wikipedia
Huckleberry — Huc kle*ber ry, n. [Cf. {Whortleberry}.] (Bot.) (a) The edible black or dark blue fruit of several species of the American genus {Gaylussacia}, shrubs nearly related to the blueberries ({Vaccinium}), and formerly confused with them. The commonest … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
huckleberry — ☆ huckleberry [huk′əl ber΄ē ] n. pl. huckleberries [prob. altered < HURTLEBERRY] 1. any of a genus (Gaylussacia) of plants of the heath family, having dark blue berries with ten large seeds 2. the fruit of any of these shrubs 3. loosely a… … English World dictionary
huckleberry — /huk euhl ber ee/, n., pl. huckleberries. 1. the dark blue or black edible berry of any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Gaylussacia of the heath family. 2. a shrub bearing such fruit. 3. blueberry (def. 1). [1660 70, Amer.; perh. alter.… … Universalium
huckleberry — UK [ˈhʌk(ə)lb(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈhʌk(ə)lˌberɪ] noun [countable] Word forms huckleberry : singular huckleberry plural huckleberries a small purple fruit that grows on bushes in North America … English dictionary
huckleberry — noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of hurtleberry huckleberry Date: 1670 1. any of a genus (Gaylussacia) of American shrubs of the heath family; also the edible dark blue to black usually acid berry (especially of G. baccata) with 10 nutlets 2.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
huckleberry — noun (plural huckleberries) 1》 a soft edible blue black fruit resembling a currant. 2》 the low growing North American plant of the heath family which bears the huckleberry. [Genus Gaylussacia.] Origin C16: prob. orig. a dialect name for the… … English new terms dictionary
Huckleberry Finn — und Jim auf dem Floß (Illustration, 1884) Die Abenteuer des Huckleberry Finn (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) ist ein am 10. Dezember 1884 in Großbritannien und Kanada und am 18. Februar 1885 in den Vereinigten Staaten erschienener Roman von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Huckleberry Finns Abenteuer — Huckleberry Finn und Jim auf dem Floß (Illustration, 1884) Die Abenteuer des Huckleberry Finn (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) ist ein am 10. Dezember 1884 in Großbritannien und Kanada und am 18. Februar 1885 in den Vereinigten Staaten… … Deutsch Wikipedia
