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low blueberry

low blueberry

3.0
A low-growing shrub that has sweet dark blue berries in small groups
  • noun
  • /loʊ ˈbluːbɛri/
  • US
translation icon : arándano bajo
  • The sweet taste of low blueberries makes them popular for making jams and pies.

Examples

  • The low blueberry plants thrive in acidic soil.

  • Many wild low blueberries can be found growing in the forests of Maine.

  • Harvesting low blueberry plants is a summer tradition for some local families.

  • I picked some low blueberries from the garden.

  • Many wild low blueberries can be found growing in the forests of Maine.

  • The sweet taste of low blueberries makes them popular for making jams and pies.

  • Harvesting low blueberry plants is a summer tradition for some local families.

Synonyms

low-bush blueberry
vslow blueberry
  • US
3.7

A small low shrub with sweet dark blue berries

is the same plant but highlights compact clusters of the fruit
Vaccinium angustifolium
vslow blueberry
  • Specialized
9.9

A low bush in northeastern North America that makes small sweet dark blue berries

uses a common description focused on appearance and clustered fruit
Vaccinium pennsylvanicum
vslow blueberry
  • Specialized
9.9

A low bush in northeastern forests that makes small sweet dark blue berries

centres on the shrub and its compact fruit clusters rather than flowers
Vaccinium pallidum
vslow blueberry
  • Specialized
8.8

A low bush that loses its leaves and has dark blue sweet berries like small wild blueberries

describes the shrub generally without noting earlier fruiting time
dryland blueberry
vslow blueberry
  • US
7.2

A low bush in the eastern United States that has dark blue sweet berries

describes a northeastern shrub without stressing dry habitat preference
dryland berry
vslow blueberry
  • US
9.6

A low bush that has dark blue sweet berries

focuses on northeastern origin and compact fruit clusters rather than general range
dwarf blueberry
vslow blueberry
  • US
4.8

A low bush that has small sweet blue berries

occurs in northeastern lowlands and emphasizes compact dark fruit clusters

Surface Forms

low blueberry singular
low blueberries plural

Morphology

low + blueberry

The noun phrase is a direct composition of the adjective 'low' (at a low physical height) and 'blueberry' (a berry-producing shrub/fruit), so its meaning as a low-growing blueberry plant or berries from such plants is directly derivable. This adjective+noun pattern is a basic, cross-linguistically common compositional structure that a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand.

Etymology

Low blueberry gets its name from how the plant looks: the bush grows low to the ground and makes dark blue blueberries, so people bend down to pick them. That's why the name means 'a small, low-growing bush with edible blue berries'.