Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An erect deciduous shrub (Vaccinium corymbosum) in the heath family, native to eastern North America and widely cultivated for its edible blue or blue-black berries.
- noun Any of several similar plants in the genus Vaccinium.
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- noun The common
cultivar ofblueberry , Vaccinium corymbosum, grown for itsfruit .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From the height of the shrub and its upright growth habit in comparison to some other blueberry species.]
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