Definition of "blueberry" in English

noun

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

   • Meronym: anthocyanin

2. (countable) The shrub of the above-mentioned berry.

3. (countable and uncountable) A dark blue colour.

adjective

1. Of a dark blue colour.

2. (rare) Resembling or characteristic of blueberries.

verb

1. To gather or forage for blueberries.

   • We blueberried on an open flat beside the river. The ground was covered with great frosted blue globules, sweet and warm in the sunshine.
   • We decided to go blueberrying one day up in our hills. We grabbed our blueberry cans, hitched them to our belts, and headed for the blueberries.