LOWBUSH BLUEBERRY Definition & Meaning

lowbush blueberry

[ loh-boosh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a shrub, Vaccinium angustifolium, of eastern North America, having small, white flowers and blue-black fruit.

Discover More

��t¶�� History and Origins

Origin of lowbush blueberry¹

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; low ¹ + bush ¹

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

From Québec to British Columbia, honey bee colonies were given the job of pollinating some of Canada's most valuable crops -- apples, canola oil and seed, highbush and lowbush blueberry, soybean, cranberry and corn.

From

Native bee populations are not substantial enough to support the state’s roughly 3,800 acres of lowbush blueberry fields.

From

Just beyond was the thicket of sassafras and lowbush blueberry shrubs.

From

A March fly rests on one the stem of a lowbush blueberry.

From

These areas support native plants like lowbush blueberry and Juneberry that prefer the bluffs’ acidic soil.

From

low-budget low-cal

Browse

�������t¶��