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blueberry.

An edible round berry, belonging to the cowberry group (Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus), with flared crowns at the end, that turns blue on ripening.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbluːb(ə)ɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbluˌbɛ.ɹi/US

  1. An edible round berry, belonging to the cowberry group (Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus), with flared crowns at the end, that turns blue on ripening.

    countable

  2. The shrub of the above-mentioned berry.

    countable

  3. A dark blue colour.

    countable · uncountable

  4. A kind of small spherical hematite-rich mineral concretion found on Mars.

    countable · informal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁wos Proto-Germanic *blēwaz Proto-West Germanic *blāubor. Late Latin blāvus Anglo-Norman bleubor. Middle English blew English blue Proto-Germanic *bazją Proto-West Germanic *baʀi Old English berġe Middle English berie English berry English blueberry From blue + berry.

adj/ˈbluːb(ə)ɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbluˌbɛ.ɹi/US

  1. Of a dark blue colour.

  2. Resembling or characteristic of blueberries.

    rare

  3. Containing blueberries.

    rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁wos Proto-Germanic *blēwaz Proto-West Germanic *blāubor. Late Latin blāvus Anglo-Norman bleubor. Middle English blew English blue Proto-Germanic *bazją Proto-West Germanic *baʀi Old English berġe Middle English berie English berry English blueberry From blue + berry.

verb/ˈbluːb(ə)ɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbluˌbɛ.ɹi/US

  1. To gather or forage for blueberries.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁wos Proto-Germanic *blēwaz Proto-West Germanic *blāubor. Late Latin blāvus Anglo-Norman bleubor. Middle English blew English blue Proto-Germanic *bazją Proto-West Germanic *baʀi Old English berġe Middle English berie English berry English blueberry From blue + berry.

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