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

Start with just a splash of blueberry juice (like a few tablespoons), taste, and adjust. — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2026

This flexible recipe works with almost any ripe berry—strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, or a mix—and uses an easy cold-process method that lets the berries macerate with sugar before the vinegar is added. — Christina Chaey, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 July 2026

The book also sort of serves as a tourism guide to New Orleans, like the blueberries are as blue as the doors of the children’s museum, and the whatever else is green as the palm fronds at some other place. — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 23 July 2026

Amid his modest haul was a little bushel of blueberries and a bagged salad mix. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 23 July 2026

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