rabbiteye
- noun
- /ˈræbɪtaɪ/
- Specialized
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arándano rabbiteye
- Rabbiteye blueberries are preferred in the rabbiteye region of the Deep South.
- rabbiteye blueberries
Examples
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"Most rabbiteye blueberries need cross-pollination for good fruit set, so two varieties that bloom around the same time should be planted," he added.
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Rabbiteye blueberries, native to the southeastern U.S., grow best in East Texas, he said.
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Allow 4 feet between highbush blueberry plants and 6 feet between rabbiteye plants.
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Healthy highbush blueberries and rabbiteye blueberries should produce at least one new cane each year.
Synonyms
A shrub that makes small sweet blueberries grown in the southeastern United States
A shrub that produces edible berries grown in the southeastern United States for canning
A bush that produces small sweet blueberries grown in the southeastern United States
Compounds
- Specialized
A shrub that makes small sweet blueberries grown in the southeastern United States
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rabbiteye probably comes from comparing its small round berries to a rabbit's eye or from rabbits eating the fruit, and that simple image helps you remember it. It is a kind of blueberry shrub grown for its edible berries, so the name points to the plant and its fruit.
