Definition of Dangleberry

1. Noun. Huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit.

Exact synonyms: Dangle-berry, Gaylussacia Frondosa
Generic synonyms: Huckleberry

Definition of Dangleberry

1. n. A dark blue, edible berry with a white bloom, and its shrub (Gaylussacia frondosa) closely allied to the common huckleberry. The bush is also called blue tangle, and is found from New England to Kentucky, and southward.

Definition of Dangleberry

1. Noun. An ericaceous flowering plant in the genus ''Gaylussacia''. ¹

2. Noun. Its dark blue edible berry with white bloom. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Dangleberry

1. A dark blue, edible berry with a white bloom, and its shrub (Gaylussacia frondosa) closely allied to the common huckleberry. The bush is also called blue tangle, and is found from new England to Kentucky, and southward. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dangleberry

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Literary usage of Dangleberry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Our Northern Shrubs and how to Identify Them: A Handbook for the Nature-lover by Harriet Louise Keeler (1903)
"... dangleberry may be easily known by its large pale leaves which are glaucous beneath, and its loose ..."

2. How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits of by Frances Theodora Parsons (1895)
"dangleberry. Gaylussacia frondosa. Heath Family. ... A large blue berry with a whitish bloom ; The dangleberry is found along the coast of New England and ..."

3. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Entomological Section (1893)
"dangleberry grows abundantly in some parts of New Jersey, and is principally found in shady places on the outskirts of woods, the bushes often reaching a ..."

4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"... dug in fafl and dried are sold for medicinal purposes in drug-stores under the name of Taraxacum. L_ g_ jj_ 1218. Floret of Dandelion. dangleberry: ..."

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