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  

/ ˈbluːbərɪ, -brɪ /

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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A subsidiary of Planasa, a Spanish blueberry-genetics firm, sent investigators to look into a Yunnan company it suspected of mass-producing a different blueberry it owned and licensed in China, called Blue Maldiva.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

For just about everyone in the blueberry business, though, it has been a knife fight, plagued by intellectual-property theft and tanking profits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

John Weisz, renowned inside the company for opening a blueberry production hub in Mexico, traveled around Yunnan with a driver, looking for promising locations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Western blueberry-genetics companies have shifted toward letting Chinese players obtain licenses for their blueberry varieties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

I ask, blueberry muffin crumbs shooting out of my mouth.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

Plus, Wall Street’s AI train steams ahead, and China swipes the Driscoll’s secret for growing blueberries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

So Driscoll’s executives focused on blueberries, eventually forming partnerships with other Western companies offering farming expertise and plants with suitable genetics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Driscoll’s has begun growing more offseason blueberries in China, and is increasing blueberry exports from Yunnan to other countries in Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Pterostilbene is a naturally occurring polyphenol found in blueberries, grapes, and other berries.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026

High at the top by a clump of the ripe blueberries of the juniper I saw it.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya