blueberry

[ bloo-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]
/ ˈbluˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun, plural blue·ber·ries.

the edible, usually bluish berry of various shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium, of the heath family.
any of these shrubs.

Origin of blueberry

First recorded in 1700–10; blue + berry

Words nearby blueberry

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Why Do We Call Them Berries? The berry family is a linguistic invention particular to Germanic languages, like English. Other languages, like Spanish and French, do not combine the wide, diverse berry family into one group, but rather have very different words for blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries.
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Why Do We Call Them Berries? The berry family is a linguistic invention particular to Germanic languages, like English. Other languages, like Spanish and French, do not combine the wide, diverse berry family into one group, but rather have very different words for blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries.
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British Dictionary definitions for blueberry

blueberry
/ (ˈbluːbərɪ, -brɪ) /

noun plural -ries

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
  1. the fruit of any of these plants
  2. (as modifier)blueberry pie