windberry

English

Noun

windberry (plural windberries)

1. Alternative form of whimberry
   • 1806, John Evans, The Bees‎^[1], Shrewsbury: W. Eddowes, Book III, page 12:

     On a nearer examination, he found this beautiful tint to arise from the young shoots of the common windberry (Vaccinium Myrtillus) which grows there in great abundance.

   • 1838 June, “Domestic Preserving No. I.”, in The Magazine of Domestic Economy‎^[2], volume 3, London: W.S. Orr & Co., page 356:

     […] and during the season of its appearance, the windberry pudding has a “prescriptive right” to take the lead at the forester's second course.

   • 1994, “Windberry (Bilberry) Vaccinium myrtillus”, in Audrey Ensinger et al., editors, Foods and Nutrition Encyclopedia‎^[3], 2nd edition, volume 2, Boca Raton: CRC Press, →ISBN, page 2335:

     It is closely related to blueberries and huckleberries. Windberries are used fresh or in confections, jams and pies.