Huckleberry vs. Elderberry — What's the Difference?

Huckleberry is a name used in North America for several plants in the family Ericaceae, in two closely related genera: Vaccinium and Gaylussacia. The huckleberry is the state fruit of Idaho.

The bluish-black or red berry of the elder, used for making jelly or wine.

Any of various evergreen or deciduous shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia in the heath family, especially those found in eastern North America, bearing edible bluish-black berries containing hard seedlike nutlets.

An elder tree or shrub.

Any of various erect deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Vaccinium in the heath family, primarily of western North America, having edible blackish, blue, or red berries.

Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Sambucus, having clusters of small white flowers and small red or purplish-black berrylike fruit. Also called elder2.

The fruit of any of these plants.

The fruit of certain of these plants, used to make wine or preserves.

A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium and Gaylussacia.

Any shrub or tree of the genus Sambucus;

A shrub growing this fruit.

The small, edible, purplish-black fruit of this plant, used in cooking and to flavour drinks etc.

A small amount, a short distance, as in the phrase huckleberry above a persimmon.

The berrylike drupe of the elder. That of the Old World elder (Sambucus nigra) and that of the American sweet elder (S. Canadensis) are sweetish acid, and are eaten as a berry or made into wines or jellies.

(slang) A person of little consequence.

The European variety of elder (see 3rd elder), a common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; the fruit is used for wines and jellies.

The person one is looking for; the right person for the job.

Common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies

(intransitive) To pick huckleberries.

Berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies

The edible black or dark blue fruit of several species of the American genus Gaylussacia, shrubs nearly related to the blueberries (Vaccinium), and formerly confused with them. The commonest huckelberry comes from Gaylussacia resinosa.

Any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from blue-fruited blueberries

Any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries

Blue-black berry similar to blueberries and bilberries of the eastern United States