Whort'le-bĕr'ry, n.

(hwŏrt'l-) (Synop., § 130), n. [Cf. HURTLEBERRY, and A.-S. wyrt, herb, root, L. Ger. wortel, wurtel, H. Ger. wurzel, a root, turnip.] (Bot.) A plant or shrub of the genus Vaccinium (Gaylussacia of Gray), and its small, round edible berry, which is highly valued for food; the huckleberry. See HUCKLEBERRY.

The name huckleberry is now more common in colloquial language than whortleberry.