Black Huckleberry (Noun)
Meaning
Low shrub of the eastern United States bearing shiny black edible fruit; best known of the huckleberries.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Black huckleberry can be cultivated in containers for a unique edible garden specimen.
- The forest landscape offered multiple opportunities to forage wild berries like black huckleberry.
- Care must be taken when differentiating between black huckleberry and blueberries as some of their characteristics overlap.
- Black huckleberry shrubs are becoming a staple in permaculture for their low maintenance and multiple uses.
- Wildlife like bears can often be found near black huckleberry patches during late summer to early fall.