Huckleberry

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM	Mike C	update #114
5/29/2020, 9:30 PM	Mike C	added

Gender Masculine

Usage Literature

Pronounced Pron. /ˈhʌk.əl.ˌbɛɹ.i/(English)

Meaning & History

From the name of the variety of shrubs (genus Vaccinium) or the berries that grow on them. It was used by author Mark Twain for the character of Huckleberry (Huck) Finn in his novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884).