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noun
Any of the genus Vaccinium of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Vaccinium
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dilleniid dicot genus
History
Borrowed from translingual Vaccinium, itself borrowed from Latin vaccīnium.
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