# bilberry

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɪlb(ə)ɹɪ/

## Definitions
1. Vaccinium myrtillus, the wild European blueberry of the cowberry family.
2. The shrub of the above-mentioned plant.

## Etymology
Probably of North Germanic origin (Danish bøllebær), from Old Norse bolli (Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + ber.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bilberry