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blue·ber·ry / ˈbloōˌberē/ • n. (pl. -ies) 1. a hardy dwarf shrub (genus Vaccinium) of the heath family, with small, whitish drooping flowers and dark blue edible berries. 2. the small, sweet edible berry of this plant.

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blueberry

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blueberry Fruit of Vaccinium corymbosum (the high‐bush blueberry) or V. augustifolium (low‐bush blueberry) grown mainly in north America.

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blueberry See bilberry

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