Crackleberry vs. Huckleberry

Crackleberrynoun

The high-bush huckleberry, Gaylussacia baccata, native to eastern North America, or the fruit of this shrub

Crackleberrynoun

(fantasy) An imaginary shrub, or the fruit of this shrub

Huckleberrynoun

A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium and Gaylussacia.

Huckleberrynoun

A shrub growing this fruit.

Huckleberrynoun

A small amount, as in the phrase huckleberry above a persimmon.

Huckleberrynoun

(slang) A person of little consequence.

Huckleberrynoun

The person one is looking for; the right person for the job.

Huckleberrynoun

The edible black or dark blue fruit of several species of the American genus Gaylussacia, shrubs nearly related to the blueberries (Vaccinium), and formerly confused with them. The commonest huckelberry comes from Gaylussacia resinosa.

Huckleberrynoun

any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from blue-fruited blueberries

Huckleberrynoun

any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries

Huckleberrynoun

blue-black berry similar to blueberries and bilberries of the eastern United States

Huckleberry

Huckleberry is a name used in North America for several plants in the family Ericaceae, in two closely related genera: Vaccinium and Gaylussacia. The huckleberry is the state fruit of Idaho.