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lowbush blueberry

American  
[loh-boosh] / ˈloʊˌbʊʃ /

noun

  1. a shrub, Vaccinium angustifolium, of eastern North America, having small, white flowers and blue-black fruit.

Etymology

Origin of lowbush blueberry

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; low 1 + bush 1

Example Sentences

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From Québec to British Columbia, honey bee colonies were given the job of pollinating some of Canada's most valuable crops -- apples, canola oil and seed, highbush and lowbush blueberry, soybean, cranberry and corn.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024

In 1970 the lowbush blueberry harvest in New Brunswick, Canada, declined by 75% from the previous year after nearby conifer forests were sprayed with pesticides that wiped out the bees that pollinate the blueberries.

From Time Magazine Archive

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