blueberry

[ bloo-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

noun,plural blue·ber·ries.
  1. the edible, usually bluish berry of various shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium, of the heath family.

  2. any of these shrubs.

Origin of blueberry

1
First recorded in 1700–10; blue + berry

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British Dictionary definitions for blueberry

blueberry

/ (ˈbluːbərɪ, -brɪ) /


nounplural -ries
  1. Also called: huckleberry any of several North American ericaceous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium, such as V. pennsylvanicum, that have blue-black edible berries with tiny seeds: See also bilberry

    • the fruit of any of these plants

    • (as modifier): blueberry pie

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