noun
blueberry
BLOOB-ree
noun
1
A small, round, sweet berry that is dark blue when ripe.
"She added a handful of blueberries to her morning porridge."
"Blueberry muffins were his favourite treat."
2
The shrub that produces this berry.
"They planted three blueberry bushes along the fence."
How to Use Blueberry
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small, sweet, dark-blue fruit, or the bush it grows on.
Common pairings
blueberry muffin
blueberry bush
fresh blueberries
Word Forms
blueberrier comparative, blueberried past tense, blueberries plural, Blueberrys plural, blueberries singular, blueberriest superlative
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Etymology
From "blue" + "berry," describing the fruit's colour once ripe.