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Hurtleberies


Title Hurtleberry
Caption Hurtleberry branch with growing berries
Source www.herbalremedies.com/bilberry-information.html
URL www.herbalremedies.com/bilberry-information.html
Type painting
Origin internet
Occurrences

Hurtleberies

Alternate Spelling Occurrences

Hurts

Additional Notes

Hurts / hurtleberries – These terms occurs on pg. 756 with other fruits which Hariot found that the New World had in common with England. The OED tentatively equates these two terms, as does Hariot. In both cases, the OED also equates these with both “whortleberries” and “huckleberries” – thus it seems as if hurtleberries, whortleberries, and huckleberries are, linguistically and taxonomically, all the same berry. - Matt