资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

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