BLUEBERRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does blueberry mean? 

• BLUEBERRY (noun)
  The noun BLUEBERRY has 2 senses:

1. any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries

2. sweet edible dark-blue berries of either low-growing or high-growing blueberry plants

  Familiarity information: BLUEBERRY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLUEBERRY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

blueberry; blueberry bush

Hypernyms ("blueberry" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "blueberry"):

deerberry; squaw huckleberry; Vaccinium stamineum (small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the eastern United States having greenish or yellowish unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer)

grouse-berry; grouse whortleberry; grouseberry; Vaccinium scoparium (shrub of northwestern North America bearing red berries)

dryland berry; dryland blueberry; Vaccinium pallidum (low deciduous shrub of the eastern United States bearing dark blue sweet berries)

bog bilberry; bog whortleberry; moor berry; Vaccinium uliginosum alpinum (an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves)

bilberry; blaeberry; Viccinium myrtillus; whinberry; whortleberry (erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries)

bilberry; mountain blue berry; thin-leaved bilberry; Viccinium membranaceum (erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries)

evergreen huckleberry; Vaccinium ovatum (stiff bushy evergreen shrub of western North America having sour black berries and glossy green foliage used in floral arrangements)

evergreen blueberry; Vaccinium myrsinites (shrub of the eastern United States having shining evergreen leaves and bluish-black fruit)

high-bush blueberry; swamp blueberry; tall bilberry; Vaccinium corymbosum (high-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct bloom; source of most cultivated blueberries)

dwarf bilberry; dwarf blueberry; Vaccinium caespitosum (low-growing tufted deciduous shrub of northern and alpine North America having pink to coral-red flowers followed by sweet blue berries)

rabbit-eye blueberry; rabbiteye; rabbiteye blueberry; Vaccinium ashei (shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially especially for canning industry)

low-bush blueberry; low blueberry; Vaccinium angustifolium; Vaccinium pennsylvanicum (low-growing deciduous shrub of northeastern North America having flowers in compact racemes and bearing sweet dark blue berries)

farkleberry; sparkleberry; Vaccinium arboreum (shrub or small tree of eastern United States having black inedible berries)

huckleberry (any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from blue-fruited blueberries)

Holonyms ("blueberry" is a member of...):

genus Vaccinium; Vaccinium (evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sweet edible dark-blue berries of either low-growing or high-growing blueberry plants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("blueberry" is a kind of...):

berry (any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves)

Holonyms ("blueberry" is a part of...):

high-bush blueberry; swamp blueberry; tall bilberry; Vaccinium corymbosum (high-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct bloom; source of most cultivated blueberries)

dwarf bilberry; dwarf blueberry; Vaccinium caespitosum (low-growing tufted deciduous shrub of northern and alpine North America having pink to coral-red flowers followed by sweet blue berries)

 Context examples 

Blueberry powder, on the other hand, did not prevent melt-down or ice crystal formation during refreezing, and the frozen dessert showed a little wheying off.

(Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship, Agricultural Research Service)

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles blueberry.

(Blueberry Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

Results from a related study of blueberry fields are pending.

(American kestrels, most common predatory birds in U.S., can reduce need for pesticide use, National Science Foundation)

Phenolic acids are found in a wide range of plant-based foods, including whole grains, blueberries, citrus fruits, oats and rice.

(Diet Rich in Coffee, Fruits, Vegetables Can Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer by 65%, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Blueberries are rich in flavonoids, which possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

(Blueberry Concentrate Improves Brain Function in Older People, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

An orally available, dietary supplement consisting of lyophilized blueberry powder, with antioxidant and potential chemopreventive and chemosensitizing activity.

(Blueberry Powder Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)

Drinking concentrated blueberry juice improves brain function in older people, according to research by the University of Exeter in in Devon, England.

(Blueberry Concentrate Improves Brain Function in Older People, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Although the exact mechanism of action through which blueberries may exert their anti-tumor effect has yet to be fully elucidated, the effects of blueberry powder on cancer cells may be attributable to the phytonutrient's antioxidant and pro-apoptotic activities.

(Blueberry Powder Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)

In the study, healthy people aged 65-77 who drank concentrated blueberry juice every day showed improvements in cognitive function, blood flow to the brain and activation of the brain while carrying out cognitive tests.

(Blueberry Concentrate Improves Brain Function in Older People, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

In addition to vitamins and minerals, blueberries are rich in phytonutrients, such as proanthocyanidins, anthocyanins (e.g. malvidin, delphinidin, pelargonidin, cyanidin, petunidin, and peonidin), hydroxycinnamic acids, hydroxybenzoic acids, pterostilbene, resveratrol, and flavonols (e.g. kaempferol, quercetin and myricetin).

(Blueberry Powder Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)