North American any of various North American shrubs of the family Ericaceae which yield edible blue berries; especially the dangleberry, Gaylussacia frondosa, of eastern North America, and several bilberries of the genus Vaccinium.
Origin
Early 19th century.
Definition of blue huckleberry in US English:
blue huckleberry
noun
North American any of various North American shrubs of the family Ericaceae which yield edible blue berries; especially the dangleberry, Gaylussacia frondosa, of eastern North America, and several bilberries of the genus Vaccinium.