blueberry

A noun referring to a small, sweet, dark-blue berry that grows on shrubs of the genus Vaccinium, as well as the shrub itself.

• 🇩🇪Sammelbezeichnung für mehrere Arten von Sträuchern der Gattung Vaccinium und deren kleine, süße, dunkelblaue bis blauschwarze Beeren, die essbar sind; im Deutschen werden je nach Art vor allem die Begriffe Heidelbeere, Blaubeere und Preiselbeere verwendet.

1. Edible fruit A1 formal

   A small, round, dark-blue berry that is sweet and edible, commonly eaten fresh or used in cooking.

   • She added fresh blueberries to her morning yogurt.
   • Blueberry muffins are a popular breakfast treat.
   • The pie was filled with sweet blueberries.

   🇩🇪Blaubeere

2. Shrub plant B1 formal

   A shrub of the genus Vaccinium that produces these berries, often found in acidic soil.

   • The blueberry bushes in the garden are thriving this year.
   • Farmers cultivate blueberry plants for commercial harvest.
   • Wild blueberries grow in the forests of North America.

   🇩🇪Strauch

   Synonyme: blueberry bush

• blueberries plural form
• blueberries' possessive plural form
• blueberry's possessive singular form