VACCINIUM

Vaccinium, genus Vaccinium

(noun) evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

vaccinium (plural vacciniums)

(botany) Any of the genus Vaccinium of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries.

Source: Wiktionary


Vac*cin"i*um, n. Etym: [L., the blueberry, or whortleberry.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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