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 {G.
resinosa}.
(b) The shrub that bears the berries. Called also
whortleberry.
{Squaw huckleberry}. See {Deeberry}.