Blueberry: Health Benefits, Nutrition Facts, and Recipes

Meaning 1：blueberry (Blueberry)

Blueberry 🔊

/ˈbluːˌbeɪri/

A small, round fruit that is blue or purple and can be eaten.

Fresh blueberries in a bowl on wooden table with yogurt

blueberry 🔊

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/ˈbluːˌbɛri/

A small, round, dark blue fruit that grows on bushes and is edible.

📁 Category：Diet & Health 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'blāw' (blue) + 'berie' (berry).

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a blue-colored berry – easy to remember.

📖 Example

For a healthy breakfast, I like to add a handful of blueberries on top of my yogurt. 🔊 For a healthy breakfast, I like to add a handful of blueberries on top of my yogurt.

🔗 Collocations

fresh blueberries – blueberries that are recently picked and not processed

blueberry pie – a baked dessert filled with blueberries

wild blueberries – blueberries that grow naturally in the wild, often smaller and more flavorful

🔄 Synonyms

bilberry (n.) – A small dark blue fruit similar to a blueberry, often found in Europe.

huckleberry (n.) – A small edible fruit resembling a blueberry, common in North America.

🌱 Derivatives

blueberrying (n.) – The activity of picking blueberries.

blueberry-like (adj.) – Resembling or characteristic of a blueberry.

📖 Cultural Story

Native to North America, blueberries were used by Indigenous peoples for food and medicine. The name derives from the fruit's deep blue color.