What does "blueberry" mean?

An edible round berry, belonging to the cowberry group (Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus), with flared crowns at the end, that turns blue on ripening.

What is a synonym for "blueberry"?

Common synonyms include: blueberry bush, whortleberry.

Pronounced //ˈbluːb(ə)ɹi//.

//ˈbluːb(ə)ɹi// adj, name, noun, verb

adj, name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
An edible round berry, belonging to the cowberry group (Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus), with flared crowns at the end, that turns blue on ripening. countable
"Meronym: anthocyanin"
2
sweet edible dark-blue berries of either low-growing or high-growing blueberry plants wordnet
3
The shrub of the above-mentioned berry. countable
4
any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries wordnet
5
A dark blue colour. countable, uncountable

Verb

1
To gather or forage for blueberries.
"We blueberried on an open flat beside the river. The ground was covered with great frosted blue globules, sweet and warm in the sunshine."

Adjective

1
Of a dark blue colour.
"> > > > > > The color choice in the shop was Plum, Orange Peel, Periwinkle, or > > > > > > Lime. […] > > > Periwinkle, now renamed blueberry. Second choice, orange peel. > > > It looks to my eye that "blueberry" is, uh, bluer than "periwinkle." […] On-site, Blueberry looked blueberrier than Periwinkle, but it does follow the Fruit Names theme more closely."
2
Resembling or characteristic of blueberries. rare
"Breyers finds the sweetest, sunniest blueberries. Gently presses their just-picked flavor into a smooth puree. Then mixes lavishly with Breyers famous Vanilla Ice Cream. The result—the tastiest blueberriest flavor ever!"