blaeberry

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/ˈbleɪb(ə)ɹi/

noun

The bilberry, Vaccinium myrtillus.

Similar
bilberrywhortleberrywhinberryVaccinium myrtillus
OriginMiddle English bloberi →
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Meanings

nounblaeberry (plural blaeberries)

plural blaeberries · alternative bleaberry

  1. Northern EnglandScotlanddialectalThe bilberry, Vaccinium myrtillus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounerect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries

Similar
bilberrywhortleberrywhinberryVaccinium myrtillus
Broader
blueberryblueberry bush
Also see
bilberrywhortleberry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbloberi
  2. Englishblaeberry

From Middle English bloberi; equivalent to Scots blae (“bluish gray”) + berry. Piecewise doublet of blueberry.

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APA

blaeberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blaeberry

MLA

“blaeberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blaeberry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blaeberry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blaeberry.

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