squaw huckleberry meaning

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squaw huckleberry (noun): small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the eastern United States having greenish or yellowish unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer.

Definition of squaw huckleberry

  1. small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the eastern United States having greenish or yellowish unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer

    Synonyms: deerberry, Vaccinium stamineum

    Type of: blueberry

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