whortleberry UK /ˈwɜːtl̩bəɹi/US /ˈwɝtl̩bɛɹi/ noun5 •Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium. •A berry of one of these shrubs. •Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry or blue whortleberry); •Vaccinium vitis-idaea (lingonberry or red whortleberry); •Vaccinium uliginosum (bog whortleberry or bilberry). formswhortleberries