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highbush

adjective
high·​bush | \ ˈhī-ˈbu̇sh How to pronounce highbush (audio) \

Definition of highbush

: forming a notably tall or erect bush also : borne on a highbush plant

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 White made taming the Northern highbush berries in her woods her life’s work, and made American agricultural history in the process. — Rachel Wharton, New York Times, "In the Shadow of the Blueberry Titans, Smaller Growers Thrive," 2 July 2018

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First Known Use of highbush

1805, in the meaning defined above

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