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Noun

1. 1
   Any of the genus Vaccinium of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries.

Synonyms

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genus vaccinium

Example

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"Whortleberry may refer to the berries of several plants of genus Vaccinium."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Vaccinium, itself borrowed from Latin vaccīnium.

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