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Definition of Bog whortleberry

1. Noun. An evergreen shrub with leathery leaves.

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Bog Whortleberry

bog hemp bog kalmia bog laurel bog moss bog myrtle bog pimpernel bog plant bog rein orchid bog rhubarb bog rose

bog rosemary bog soil bog spavin bog spavin bog star bog whortleberry (current term) boh bohea boheas Bohemia

bohemian bohemian bohemianism bohemianisms bohemians Bohemian waxwing bohemias Bohme bohm diffusion Bohn's nodules

Literary usage of Bog whortleberry

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1. Mountain and moor by John Ellor Taylor, Josiah Wood Whymper (1879)
"In such places as these, especially on our northern mountains, we may be pretty sure of finding the bog whortleberry, or Great Bilberry, ..."

2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"bog whortleberry. Bleaberry. Fig. 3259. Vaccinium uliginosum L. Sp. PI. 350. 1753. A stiff much-branched shrub, 6'-24' high. Leaves thick when mature, ..."

3. Our Northern Shrubs and how to Identify Them: A Handbook for the Nature-lover by Harriet Louise Keeler (1903)
"Fruit.—Berry, globular, blue with a bloom, sweet, about one- fourth of an inch in diameter. August. BOG BILBERRY. bog whortleberry Bog Bilberry, ..."

4. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"... Great Bilberry, or bog whortleberry, has 1-flowered peduncles, with obovate, entire, veined, and deciduous leaves, with rounded stems. ..."

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