blueberry

American  

[bloo-ber-ee, -buh-ree] / ˈbluˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun

blueberries plural

1. the edible, usually bluish berry of various shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium, of the heath family.

2. any of these shrubs.

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blueberry British  

/ -brɪ, ˈbluːbərɪ /

noun

1. Also called: huckleberry.  any of several North American ericaceous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium , such as V. pennsylvanicum , that have blue-black edible berries with tiny seeds See also bilberry

2. 1. the fruit of any of these plants

   2. ( as modifier )

      blueberry pie

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• blueberries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of blueberry

First recorded in 1700–10; blue + berry

Example Sentences

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blueberry blueberries

He also has his own blueberry bush and enjoys eating the fresh fruit they grow.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Patrizia’s of Williamsburg, a family-style Italian restaurant in Brooklyn, has a special called Jalen Brunson Rigatoni—pasta dyed with organic blueberry extract and an orange-colored cream sauce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

However, they swapped it out for a chocolate blueberry cake with chocolate mascarpone mousse and blueberry compote.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

They are especially great on top of bran muffins or blueberry muffins, Ziata said.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2026

Festus could navigate, check the radar, make a blueberry smoothie and spew white-hot jets of fire at invaders - simultaneously - without even blowing a circuit.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

I always get berries at the market, too, like raspberries and blueberries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Foods filled with antioxidants include dark green vegetables, blueberries, nuts, green tea or fish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Adding foods like blueberries, plums, blackberries, broad beans, and cherries to your daily diet, especially when paired with green tea, could be a simple way to support heart health, according to new research.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

Eating blueberries, plums, blackberries, broad beans and cherries, washed down with green tea, is an ideal way to top them up, they say.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

Back when I was ’bout five or six Ma told me to fetch a bucket and go into the woods behind our home and pick her some blueberries.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis