Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of gamopetalous plants, type of the order Yacciniaceæ and of the tribe Euvaccinieæ; the blueberries.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Ericaceae — shrubs including thecranberry ,blueberry ,bilberry orwhortleberry ,cowberry orlingonberry , andhuckleberry .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries
Etymologies
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Examples
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The impact of enhanced ultraviolet-B radiation on litter quality and decomposition processes in '' Vaccinium '' leaves from the Subarctic.
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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In 2004, France became the first country to approve a health claim for the North American cranberry species Vaccinium macrocarpon, similar to wild blueberries, for helping reduce the adhesion of certain E.coli bacteria to the urinary tract walls.
Suzanne O'Malley: Miracle Zero Carb Cranberry Juice: American Heart Month, Day 16 Suzanne O'Malley 2012
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Only a few plants, such as the grouse whortleberry (Vaccinium scoparium) and elk sedge (Carex geyeri), grew in the dense shade.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Heather Erica rugegensis is characteristic, with Vaccinium stanleyi and Breutelia spp. on the summit of Mount Biéga.
Kahuzi-Biéga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo 2009
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Only a few plants, such as the grouse whortleberry (Vaccinium scoparium) and elk sedge (Carex geyeri), grew in the dense shade.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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In 2004, France became the first country to approve a health claim for the North American cranberry species Vaccinium macrocarpon, similar to wild blueberries, for helping reduce the adhesion of certain E.coli bacteria to the urinary tract walls.
Suzanne O'Malley: Miracle Zero Carb Cranberry Juice: American Heart Month, Day 16 Suzanne O'Malley 2012
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Only a few plants, such as the grouse whortleberry (Vaccinium scoparium) and elk sedge (Carex geyeri), grew in the dense shade.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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In 2004, France became the first country to approve a health claim for the North American cranberry species Vaccinium macrocarpon, similar to wild blueberries, for helping reduce the adhesion of certain E.coli bacteria to the urinary tract walls.
Suzanne O'Malley: Miracle Zero Carb Cranberry Juice: American Heart Month, Day 16 Suzanne O'Malley 2012
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Only a few plants, such as the grouse whortleberry (Vaccinium scoparium) and elk sedge (Carex geyeri), grew in the dense shade.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Or the dramatic structure of rhubarb leaves, or gardens hedged in evergreen blueberries (Vaccinium myrsinities 'Sunshine Blue')?
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