Etymology

vaccinium

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Today it means: Any of the genus Vaccinium of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries. Full definition →

translingual Vaccinium ← Latin vaccīnium
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  1. Latin · derived fromvaccīnium
  2. translingual · borrowed fromVaccinium
  3. English todayvaccinium

Borrowed from translingual Vaccinium, itself borrowed from Latin vaccīnium.

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