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Bilberry

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Bilberries are any of several primarily Eurasian species of low-growing shrubs in the genus Vaccinium (family Ericaceae), bearing edible, nearly black berries. [1]

50 relations: Acid, Anthocyanin, Berry, Berry-picking rake, Betula nana, Blueberry, Crêpe, Cyanidin, Delphinidin, Empetrum nigrum, Ericaceae, Eurasia, Folklore, Fruit fool, Fruit preserves, Genus, Glycoside, Juice, Larva, Lepidoptera, Liqueur, List of Lepidoptera that feed on Vaccinium, Lughnasadh, Natural England, Night vision, North Germanic languages, Phytophthora kernoviae, Pie, Royal Air Force, Scandinavia, Sepal, Shrub, Skyr, Smetana (dairy product), Soil, Sorbet, Staffordshire County Council, Subarctic, Temperate climate, Traditional medicine, Vaccinium, Vaccinium cespitosum, Vaccinium deliciosum, Vaccinium membranaceum, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium ovalifolium, Vaccinium uliginosum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Westfjords, Whortleberry.

Acid

An acid is a molecule or ion capable of donating a hydron (proton or hydrogen ion H+), or, alternatively, capable of forming a covalent bond with an electron pair (a Lewis acid).

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Anthocyanin

Anthocyanins (also anthocyans; from Greek: ἄνθος (anthos) "flower" and κυάνεος/κυανοῦς kyaneos/kyanous "dark blue") are water-soluble vacuolar pigments that, depending on their pH, may appear red, purple, or blue.

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Berry

A berry is a small, pulpy, and often edible fruit.

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Berry-picking rake

A berry-picking rake or berry picker is a tool for collecting berries.

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Betula nana

Betula nana, the dwarf birch, is a species of birch in the family Betulaceae, found mainly in the tundra of the Arctic region.

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Blueberry

Blueberries are perennial flowering plants with blue– or purple–colored berries.

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Crêpe

A crêpe or crepe (or,, Quebec French) is a type of very thin pastry.

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Cyanidin

Cyanidin is a natural organic compound.

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Delphinidin

Delphinidin (also delphinidine) is an anthocyanidin, a primary plant pigment, and also an antioxidant.

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Empetrum nigrum

Empetrum nigrum, crowberry, black crowberry, or, in western Alaska, blackberry, is a flowering plant species in the heather family Ericaceae with a near circumboreal distribution in the northern hemisphere.

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Ericaceae

The Ericaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acid and infertile growing conditions.

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Eurasia

Eurasia is a combined continental landmass of Europe and Asia.

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Folklore

Folklore is the expressive body of culture shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group.

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Fruit fool

A fool is an English dessert.

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Fruit preserves

Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits, vegetables and sugar, often canned or sealed for long-term storage.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Glycoside

In chemistry, a glycoside is a molecule in which a sugar is bound to another functional group via a glycosidic bond.

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Juice

Juice is a drink made from the extraction or pressing of the natural liquid contained in fruit and vegetables.

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Larva

A larva (plural: larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults.

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Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans).

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Liqueur

A liqueur is an alcoholic beverage made from a distilled spirit that has been flavored with either fruit, cream, herbs, spices, flowers or nuts, and is bottled with added sugars and other sweeteners (such as high-fructose corn syrup).

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List of Lepidoptera that feed on Vaccinium

Vaccinium species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species, including.

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Lughnasadh

Lughnasadh or Lughnasa (pronounced) is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of the harvest season.

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Natural England

Natural England is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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Night vision

Night vision is the ability to see in low-light conditions.

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North Germanic languages

The North Germanic languages make up one of the three branches of the Germanic languages, a sub-family of the Indo-European languages, along with the West Germanic languages and the extinct East Germanic languages.

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Phytophthora kernoviae

Phytophthora kernoviae is a plant pathogen that mainly infects European beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Rhododendron ponticum.

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Pie

A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's aerial warfare force.

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Scandinavia

Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural and linguistic ties.

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Sepal

A sepal is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants).

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Shrub

A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized woody plant.

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Skyr

Skyr is an Icelandic cultured dairy product.

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Smetana (dairy product)

Smetana is one of the names for a range of sour creams from Central and Eastern Europe.

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Soil

Soil is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life.

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Sorbet

Sorbet is a frozen dessert made from sweetened water with flavoring (typically fruit juice or fruit purée, wine, liqueur or, very rarely, honey).

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Staffordshire County Council

Staffordshire County Council is the top-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Staffordshire, England.

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Subarctic

The subarctic is a region in the Northern Hemisphere immediately south of the true Arctic and covering much of Alaska, Canada, Iceland, the north of Scandinavia, Siberia, and the Shetland Islands.

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Temperate climate

In geography, the temperate or tepid climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes, which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth.

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Traditional medicine

Traditional medicine (also known as indigenous or folk medicine) comprises medical aspects of traditional knowledge that developed over generations within various societies before the era of modern medicine.

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Vaccinium

Vaccinium is a common and widespread genus of shrubs or dwarf shrubs in the heath family.

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Vaccinium cespitosum

Vaccinium cespitosum (also, caespitosum), the dwarf bilberry, is a species of flowering shrub in the genus Vaccinium, which includes blueberries, huckleberries, and cranberries.

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Vaccinium deliciosum

Vaccinium deliciosum is a species of bilberry known by the common names Cascade bilberry, Cascade blueberry, and blueleaf huckleberry.

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Vaccinium membranaceum

Vaccinium membranaceum is a species within the group of Vaccinium commonly referred to as huckleberry.

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Vaccinium myrtillus

Vaccinium myrtillus is a species of shrub with edible fruit of blue color, commonly called "bilberry", "wimberry", "whortleberry", or European blueberry.

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Vaccinium ovalifolium

Vaccinium ovalifolium (commonly known as Alaska blueberry, early blueberry, oval-leaf bilberry, oval-leaf blueberry, and oval-leaf huckleberry) is a plant in the heath family having three varieties, all of which grow in northerly regions, including the subarctic.

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Vaccinium uliginosum

Vaccinium uliginosum (bog bilberry, bog blueberry, northern bilberry or western blueberry) is a Eurasian and North American flowering plant in the genus Vaccinium within the heath family.

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Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Vaccinium vitis-idaea (lingonberry, partridgeberry, or cowberry) is a short evergreen shrub in the heath family that bears edible fruit, native to boreal forest and Arctic tundra throughout the Northern Hemisphere from Eurasia to North America.

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Westfjords

The Westfjords or West Fjords (Vestfirðir, ISO 3166-2:IS: IS-4) is a large peninsula in northwestern Iceland and an administrative district.

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Whortleberry

Whortleberry may refer to the berries of several plants of genus Vaccinium.

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Bilberries, Billberry, European blueberry, Frocken, Whimberry, Whinberry, Wimberries, Wimberry, Winberry.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilberry

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