English Dictionary
Definition of “blueberries”
Word Frequency
blueberry (ˈbluːbərɪ
; -brɪ)
Definitions
noun
(plural) -ries- 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
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- the fruit of any of these plants
- (as modifier) ⇒
blueberry pie
Example Sentences Including 'blueberries'
Apart from the blueberries which grew wild on the hills during a short season and a type of edible seaweed, there was no useful vegetation.THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic (2004)
But in between visits, my next BF is a bowl of blueberries.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Fruits such as blueberries , strawberries, and tomatoes, as well as vegetables such as broccoli, have relatively high antioxidant capacity.British Medical Journal (2002)
Look for sweet to savoury; some stuffed with cheeses, some with meat or vegetables, and some with fruits like cherries and blueberries.Toronto Sun (2003)
My favourite breakfast is blueberries , raspberries, kiwi and/ or banana with natural yogurt.Sun, News of the World (2005)
You may wish to combine two or three fruits, such as strawberries, raspberries and blueberries , or mango and banana, for example.The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)
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