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blueberry
(-ber′ē, -bər ē)
noun pl. blueberries
- ☆ any of a genus (Vaccinium) of shrubs of the heath family, bearing small, edible, blue-black berries with tiny seeds and a whitish, waxy bloom
- ☆ any of these berries
Origin: ME bloberi < blo, blue + berie, berry
See blueberry in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun In both senses also called bilberry.
- Any of numerous plants of the genus Vaccinium, having white to reddish, urn-shaped or tubular flowers and edible blue to blue-black berries.
- The fruit of any of these plants.
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