bluebead
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- noun
- US
- The bluebead lily thrives in shaded areas and produces stunning blue flowers.
- bluebead lily
Examples
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Wildflowers include mountain sorrel (an evergreen), false lily of the valley, bluebead lily, and White Mountain aster.
Academic text (1998) -
In the forest, we spotted a bluebead growing near the stream.
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The gardener was excited to find a bluebead among the other rare plants.
Synonyms
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A plant that makes small blue berries you can eat
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A small bush that grows blueberries
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A small dark blue berry like a blueberry that grows on a low bush and can be eaten
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A shrub that makes small sweet blueberries grown in the southeastern United States
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A small dark blue berry that grows wild in European forests
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A tall bush that produces blueberries you can eat
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A small low shrub with sweet dark blue berries
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A tall bush that grows in wet ground and makes dark blue berries you can eat in eastern North America
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A bush that produces small sweet blueberries grown in the southeastern United States
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A low-growing shrub that has sweet dark blue berries in small groups
A low bush in the eastern United States that has dark blue sweet berries
A bush with shiny leaves that stay green all year and dark blue berries
A small upright plant like a blueberry that grows in western US mountains and makes sour berries
A small bush that grows in mountains and has sour berries you can eat
A small tree or shrub with white flowers and clusters of blue berries
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bluebead comes from putting blue and bead together, with bead meaning a 'small round piece', so it first named little blue glass beads. It was later used for a plant whose bright blue berries look like tiny 'blue beads', especially in North America, which is why bluebead now means either a small blue bead or a plant with blue berry-like fruits.