bilberry
IPA: bˈɪɫbɛri
noun
- Vaccinium myrtillus, the wild European blueberry of the cowberry family.
- The shrub of the above-mentioned plant.
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Examples of "bilberry" in Sentences
- The bilberry or whortleberry.....
- It is associated with the bilberry.
- The larvae feed mainly on bilberry.
- It feeds on moorland plants like bog myrtle and bilberry.
- Bilberry has been used as a medicinal herb since the 16th century.
- It bears the common names bilberry bumblebee and mountain bumblebee.
- Bilberry extract shows promise in rat models and in clinical studies.
- Bilberry also contains glucoquinine that has the ability to lower blood sugar.
- Red bilberry jam is occasionally used as a dressing for fried chicken or turkey.
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