highbush blueberry

American  

[hahy-boosh] / ˈhaɪˌbʊʃ /

noun

1. a spreading, bushy shrub, Vaccinium corymbosum, of eastern North America, having small, urn-shaped, white or pinkish flowers, and bluish-black edible fruit, growing about 10 feet (3 meters) high.

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Etymology

Origin of highbush blueberry

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; high + bush ¹

Example Sentences

Native edibles such as highbush blueberry, blackberries, pawpaw trees, and American persimmon trees make great additions to the landscape.

From Salon • May 28, 2022

In the 1850s, Thoreau charted when Walden Pond’s highbush blueberry first flowered.

From Washington Times • Jun. 19, 2018

More than 100 seedlings, including pin oak, American birch, magnolias and redbuds, plus nearly 400 shrubs, including winterberry, northern bayberry, witch hazel, highbush blueberry and azaleas, will be planted, he said.

From Washington Post • May 2, 2017