vaccīnium — meaning in English

English meaning

• blueberry noun A small, round, sweet berry that is dark blue when ripe.
• hyacinth noun A bulb plant with clusters of small, fragrant, brightly coloured flowers, native to the Mediterranean region.

Senses

vaccīnium is used for these senses in English:

• bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, the wild European blueberry of the cowberry family.
• hyacinth Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa.
• whortleberry A berry of one of these shrubs.

blueberry — full definition

1. noun A small, round, sweet berry that is dark blue when ripe.
2. noun The shrub that produces this berry.

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