Blueberry vs. Elderberry

Blueberrynoun

(countable) An edible round berry, belonging to the cowberry group (Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus), with flared crowns at the end, that turns blue on ripening.

Blueberrynoun

(countable) The shrub of the above-mentioned berry.

Blueberrynoun

A dark blue colour.

Blueberryadjective

Of a dark blue colour.

Blueberryverb

To gather or forage for blueberries.

Blueberrynoun

The berry of several species of Vaccinium, an ericaceous genus, differing from the American huckleberries in containing numerous minute seeds instead of ten nutlets. The commonest species are Vaccinium Pennsylvanicum and Vaccinium vacillans. Vaccinium corymbosum is the tall blueberry.

Blueberrynoun

any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries

Blueberrynoun

sweet edible dark-blue berries of either low-growing or high-growing blueberry plants

Blueberrynoun

a small sweet blue-black edible berry which grows in clusters on North American shrubs related to the bilberry.

Blueberrynoun

one of the dwarf shrubs that produces blueberries, some kinds being cultivated for their fruit or as ornamentals.

Blueberry

Blueberries are a widely distributed and widespread group of perennial flowering plants with blue or purple berries. They are classified in the section Cyanococcus within the genus Vaccinium.

Elderberrynoun

The elder; a shrub or tree of the genus Sambucus.

Elderberrynoun

The small, edible, purplish-black fruit of this plant, used in cooking and to flavour drinks etc.

Elderberrynoun

The berrylike drupe of the elder. That of the Old World elder (Sambucus nigra) and that of the American sweet elder (S. Canadensis) are sweetish acid, and are eaten as a berry or made into wines or jellies.

Elderberrynoun

the European variety of elder (see 3rd elder), a common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; the fruit is used for wines and jellies.

Elderberrynoun

common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies

Elderberrynoun

berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies

Elderberrynoun

the bluish-black or red berry of the elder, used for making jelly or wine.

Elderberrynoun

an elder tree or shrub.