(n.) The berry of several species of Vaccinium, an ericaceous genus, differing from the American huckleberries in containing numerous minute seeds instead of ten nutlets. The commonest species are V. Pennsylvanicum and V. vacillans. V. corymbosum is the tall blueberry.
Example Sentences:
(1) When it was first licensed for the European food market six years ago, baobab was – with a certain inevitability –proclaimed a superfood to rival quinoa, blueberries and kale.
(2) Blueberry barrens stretch over several acres in Wesley, Maine.
(3) However, Innocent was one of the brands highlighted last year as containing high levels of sugar: a 250ml serving of its pomegranate, blueberry and acai smoothie contains 34g of sugar, around the same as a 330ml can of Coke.
(4) From blueberries to beetroot, there seems no end to the foods which are rich in antioxidants.
(5) Spoon into four dishes and pour over the blueberry sauce.
(6) I lost my heart to Kate Hackworthy's striking pink blueberry numbers though; please don't be put off by the idea of beetroot for breakfast – the flavour melts into the background, which is more than you can say for the colour.
(7) In 2013, the supermarket also increased the price of Waitrose blueberries to £3.99 for a week, before selling them on offer at £2.66 for more than a month.
(8) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Vladimir Putin sings Blueberry Hill
(9) In our private plan, [A] blueberry spots, blood blebs, [B] chocolate cyst, [C] periadnexal adhesions ([C']: only less involved side was evaluated) and [D] Closing change in cul-de-sac, were designated targets of evaluation and each was divided into 4 grades.
(10) Beetroot blueberry pancakes These bright pink pancakes liven up the breakfast table and are a great way to get some veg in the morning.
(11) A new strain of wound tumor virus (WTV) has been isolated from a periwinkle plant (Catharanthus roseus) that was among several used as bait plants in a blueberry field.
(12) If blueberry plants are given as an ad libitum supplement to this diet, the malady is prevented.
(13) Theme tune: On Blueberry Hill, performed by Putin .
(14) But I do remember one of the first things that had an effect on me as a child: hearing Fats Domino do Blueberry Hill.
(15) And when talking about Norah Jones (Portman and the multimillion-selling jazz-ish singer both star in Wong Kar Wai's upcoming My Blueberry Nights and are now best friends): 'Norah is a sweetheart.
(16) A full-term male infant was born with skin findings suggesting a blueberry muffin appearance.
(17) Mascarpone rice with blueberries: Nigel Slater The mention of blueberries in May won't please the more xenophobic cook, but our own season is absurdly short, and they are one of the fruits from which I will not be parted.
(18) The myricetin level in ripe fruits of cultivated blueberries and the quercetin level in ripe berries of privet was higher than in unripe.
(19) Black, red, and white currants, gooseberries and cultivated blueberries contained only small amounts of catechins (total up to 30 mg per kg).
(20) Plush sofas, theatrical curtains and funky lighting from competing chandeliers give the place an aesthetic that serves as the perfect setting for fusion martinis such as Rozameltini (pisco, kaffir lime and fresh blueberry juice, £8) or Mirotini (Grand Marnier, pisco, passion fruit and raspberry juice, £4.80).
Whortleberry
Definition:
(n.) The fruit of several shrubby plants of the genus Gaylussacia; also, any one of these plants. See Huckleberry.
(n.) In England, the fruit of Vaccinium Myrtillus; also, the plant itself. See Bilberry, 1.
Example Sentences:
(1) The effect of iron(II), tin(II), aluminium(III), and chromium(III) on the properties of red whortleberry, blackcurrant, and red beet juices was followed during storage for 10 months at 5 degrees C. The colour and pH changes were studied, and the precipitates formed were weighed and their metal contents assayed.
(2) Precipitation is enhanced in red whortleberry juice only by tin, and in blackcurrant juice by tin and iron.
(3) Liquid chromatographic methodology for determination of vitamin C and organic acids in different fruits (whortleberry, blackberry, red currant, black currant, raspberry, babaco, feijoa, kiwano, passion fruit, red and yellow tamarillos, medlar, and persimmon) cultivated in Galicia, Spain are developed.