huckleberry

noun

huck·​le·​ber·​ry ˈhə-kəl-ˌber-ē How to pronounce huckleberry (audio)
1
: any of two genera (Gaylussacia or Vaccinium) 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
: blueberry

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Our deals page is your huckleberry. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 May 2026 So don’t miss the biscuits or beignets with huckleberry topping, or the huckleberry pancakes or waffles. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Dec. 2025 Across the country in Oregon, a place where huckleberries, blackberries, and blueberries grow, berries have long been turned into jam cake. — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 26 July 2025 Though huckleberries are still difficult to domesticate due to their fickle nature, this little purple gem is now found in one form or another in most restaurants in Montana. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for huckleberry

Word History

Etymology

perhaps alteration of hurtleberry huckleberry

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of huckleberry was in 1670

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huckleberry

noun
huck·​le·​ber·​ry ˈhək-əl-ˌber-ē How to pronounce huckleberry (audio)
1
: an American shrub related to the blueberry
also : its edible dark blue to black usually acid berry
2
: blueberry

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