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.
Blueberry
/ˈbluːb(ə)ɹi/ adj, name, noun, verb
adj, name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: An edible round berry, belonging to the cowberry group (Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus), with flared crowns at the end, that turns blue on ripening.
- Grammar: blueberry is listed as adj, name, noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: blueberries, blueberry bush, blueberry color, blueberry fruit.
- Useful contrasts: inedible berry, nonblue color, nonblueberry shrub.
- Usage evidence: Please hide the blueberry jam where Takako can't see it.
How to use "blueberry"
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Definitions
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!"
Proper Noun
- 1 An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. countable, uncountable
- 2 A surname. countable, uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
inedible berrynonblue colornonblueberry shrubpoisonous berry
Example
"Please hide the blueberry jam where Takako can't see it."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "blueberry"?
Common synonyms include: blueberries, blueberry bush, blueberry color, blueberry fruit, blueberry plant, blueberry shrub.
How do you use "blueberry" in a sentence?
Please hide the blueberry jam where Takako can't see it.
How do you pronounce "blueberry"?
Pronounced /ˈbluːb(ə)ɹi/.
Etymology
From blue + berry.