Huckleberry

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

huckleberry
    n 1: any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from blue-
         fruited blueberries
    2: any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small
       berries resembling blueberries
    3: blue-black berry similar to blueberries and bilberries of the
       eastern United States

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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 huckelberry comes from
       {Gaylussacia resinosa}.
   (b) The shrub that bears the berries. Called also
       whortleberry.
       [1913 Webster]

   {Squaw huckleberry}. See {Deeberry}.
      [1913 Webster]