blueberry

noun

blue·​ber·​ry ˈblü-ˌber-ē 

-ˌbe-rē,

-b(ə-)rē

: the edible blue or blackish berry of any of several North American plants (genus Vaccinium) of the heath family

also : a low or tall shrub producing these berries

Examples of blueberry in a Sentence

a pie made with blueberries

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s no bad time for pie, but there are few better times than this, sitting on the back bumper, passing tins of strawberry rhubarb, blueberry, and apple back and forth. —Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 4 July 2025

With two greenhouses, the organization gets a head start on growing tomatoes and zucchinis as the window for planting these crops approaches, while other patches grow everything from corn, squash and blueberries to flowers. —Ruben Montoya, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025

Dot fresh blueberries over the dump cake before baking for pops of fresh berries throughout. —Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 3 July 2025

This latest blueberry recall comes amid a string of recent food recalls across the country tied to listeria risks. —Moná Thomas, People.com, 3 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing blueberry

• alpine blueberry
• bog blueberry
• highbush blueberry

Rhymes for blueberry

• askari
• astbury
• azeri
• banbury
• barberry
• blackberry
• canary
• cranberry
• dentary
• dewberry
• dogberry
• equerry

Kids Definition

blueberry

noun

blue·​ber·​ry -ˌber-ē 

-b(ə-)rē

: the edible blue or blackish small-seeded berry of any of several plants of the heath family

also : a low or tall shrub producing these berries compare huckleberry sense 1