rabbit-eye blueberry
- noun
- /ˈræbɪt aɪ ˈbluːbɛri/
- Specialized
:
arándano ojo de conejo
- The rabbit-eye blueberry is popular in southern cuisine.
Examples
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The commercial production of rabbit-eye blueberries supports many local growers in Georgia and Mississippi.
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These muffins are made with fresh rabbit-eye blueberries picked from a nearby farm.
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The farmer planted rows of rabbit-eye blueberry bushes that flourish in acidic, sandy soil in Georgia.
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Farmers in Georgia grow rabbit-eye blueberries for canning.
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The farmer decided to plant rabbit-eye blueberry shrubs to increase his fruit yield this season.
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In my garden, the rabbit-eye blueberry produces sweet berries every summer.
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Canning companies prefer rabbit-eye blueberry for its delicious flavor and small size.
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
A shrub that makes small sweet blueberries grown in the southeastern United States
A bush that grows small edible berries often used for canning
A shrub that produces edible berries grown in the southeastern United States for canning
Surface Forms
Morphology
rabbit-eye + blueberry
The compound follows a clear modifier + noun pattern so a learner who knows 'blueberry' will infer this is a type/variety of blueberry; the modifier 'rabbit-eye' signals a variety but is not a literal or fully descriptive phrase and is not listed in the provided dictionary. Therefore the basic category (a kind of blueberry) is predictable from the parts, but the specific botanical or regional sense and why it is called 'rabbit-eye' are not derivable without prior exposure.
Etymology
The shrub rabbit-eye blueberry may get its name from the tiny blueberry fruits: each small, round berry often has a pale center and darker rim that looks a bit like a rabbit's eye, so rabbit-eye became the name for this kind of blueberry.