Blueberry

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Table of contents

1 Pronunciation 2 Etymology 3 Noun 3.1 Translations 4 Adjective 4.1 Translations 5 Related words 6 External Links

Pronunciation

Blue*berr-y

• AHD:
• IPA: WEAE /ˈblu.bɛɹ.i/
• SAMPA: //

Etymology

blue + berry

Noun

blueberry (plural blueberries)

1. the juicy, usually blue, fruit of certain plants.
2. a plant that bears blueberries.
3. a dark blue colour.
4. (geology) a mineral formation first identified by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity in 2004, so-named because of its resemblance to blueberry muffins. We see these strange round objects we're calling “spherules” embedded in the outcrop, like blueberries in a muffin.

Translations

• Finnish: mustikka (1, 2)
• French: myrtille (1)
• Hebrew: אוכמניות f.pl. (1)
• Slovene: borovnica f (1, 2)
• Swedish: blåbär (1, 2)

Adjective

1. containing or having the flavour of blueberries.

   blueberry pie

2. of a dark blue colour.

Translations

• Finnish: mustikka- prefix, mustikanmakuinen (1)

Related words

• berry

External Links

• Wikipedia article on the blueberry