Squaw huckleberry

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

squaw huckleberry
    n 1: small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the
         eastern United States having greenish or yellowish
         unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer [syn:
         {deerberry}, {squaw huckleberry}, {Vaccinium stamineum}]

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]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Deerberry \Deer"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
   A shrub of the blueberry group ({Vaccinium stamineum}); also,
   its bitter, greenish white berry; -- called also {squaw
   huckleberry}.
   [1913 Webster]