ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Blueberry

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbluːb(ə)ɹi/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Blueberry is a noun meaning (countable) The shrub of the above-mentioned berry.

Meaning

(countable) The shrub of the above-mentioned berry.

More Meanings

  1. (countable and uncountable) A dark blue colour.
  2. (geology, countable, informal) A kind of small spherical hematite-rich mineral concretion found on Mars.
  3. Of a dark blue colour.
  4. To gather or forage for blueberries.
  5. (countable) An edible round berry, belonging to the cowberry group (Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus), with flared crowns at the end, that turns blue on ripening.
  6. (rare) Resembling or characteristic of blueberries.
  7. (rare) Containing bluberries.

Example Sentences

Meronym: anthocyanin
The blueberry muffin with the blueberriest flavor. / More blueberry flavor than any other mix. […] If you like more blueberry flavor in your muffins, this is the one.
On sol 46 (March 11, 2004 on Earth), Opportunity gathered data on a cluster of blueberries and confirmed the team's suspicions that this area of Mars once contained liquid water.
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!

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