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Vaccinium

noun

Evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries. Synonym: genus Vaccinium.

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"Vaccinium" Quotes from Famous Books

... the lawyer, closely followed by Muggins, was in the meadow, exclaiming "Vaccinium Canadense! Come on, Wilks, and have a feast." Muggins was eating the berries with great satisfaction, and Coristine kept him company. The dominie also partook of them, remarking: "This is the whortleberry, or berry of the hart, vulgarly called the huckleberry, ...

— Two Knapsacks - A Novel of Canadian Summer Life • John Campbell

Words linked to "Vaccinium" : Vaccinium arboreum, family Ericaceae, cranberry, blueberry bush, dilleniid dicot genus, Ericaceae, heath family, blueberry