bilberry = whortleberry = blaeberry = whinberry Notes: This small, tart berry is the European counterpart to the American blueberry. Bilberries are usually made into preserves.
BILBERRY
Berry with an acid and very fresh flavor, used for cooking the jam used for hunting plates.
Other term (fr):
Bilberry ...
bilberry A small berry similar to the blueberry but usually smaller and tarter, with the same silvery cast; used for pies, jams, etc.; native to Europe, especially Northern Europe.
Bilberry: this small, tart berry is the European counterpart to the American blueberry. Bilberries are usually made into preserves. A.k.a. whortleberry, blaeberry, and whinberry.
Some consumers of bilberry extracts report relief from menstrual cramps, varicose veins, diarrhea and certain eye problems. Bilberry leaves are touted as a natural treatment for complications of diabetes.
Blueberry - More closely related to the cranberry than to the raspberry, the blueberry (and bilberry, huckleberry, and like berries) is distinctively different from both. Unlike the cranberry, it is sweet enough to eat raw, whole, and out of hand.
Myrtille is French for blueberry as well as the name for the eau-de-vie made from blueberry, whortleberry or bilberry.
Mysore are Arabica coffee beans grown in India.
 See also: Berry, Blueberry, Fruit, Blackberry, Tomato
  
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