wildberry
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editwildberry (countable and uncountable, plural wildberries)
- (uncountable) A combination of wild cherries and strawberries, raspberries, blackberries or other berries. Used in ice cream and other food products, as well as in cosmetics.
- 1992, Corinne T. Netzer, The Corinne T. Netzer 1992 Calorie Counter, page 72:
- wildberry flavor (Popsicle Water Ice)
- 2003, W. Park Kerr, Viva Margarita, page 31:
- Spoon 2 tablespoons of the wildberry gelatin mixture into each of the cups of orange gelatin mixture.
- 2009, Alex A. Lluch, The Complete Calorie Fat & Carb Counter, page 53:
- Wildberry Smoothie Large, 24 fl. oz.
- (countable) Any undomesticated species of berry that is found in the wild, often one that is edible and cultivated on a small scale; a wild berry. Wildberries tend to be smaller than the related domesticated varieties.
- 1969, International Apicultural Congress, page 434:
- An estimation of the wildberry crop surplus due to bees' pollination is very difficult.
- 1992, Vera Morris, Hansel and Gretel, page 9:
- You've never picked wildberries there, have you?
- 1998, Kenai River Crossing: Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 1, page 58:
- suitability interpretations for understory plant communities: high wildberry abundance, moderate willow abundance and high cottonwood abundance
- 2002, Écoscience, page 47:
- In the case of wildberries, we estimated for each secondary sampling unit the total biomass of edible ripened fruits.
Hyponyms
edit- (mixture of berries): triple berry