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Vaccinium
(gcide) | Vaccinium \Vac*cin"i*um\, n. [L., the blueberry, or
whortleberry.] (Bot.)
A genus of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of
blueberries and the true cranberries.
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vaccinium
(wn) | Vaccinium
n 1: evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern
hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries [syn: Vaccinium,
genus Vaccinium] |
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Vaccinium
(gcide) | Vaccinium \Vac*cin"i*um\, n. [L., the blueberry, or
whortleberry.] (Bot.)
A genus of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of
blueberries and the true cranberries.
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Vaccinium angustifolium
(gcide) | Bluets \Blu"ets\, n. [F. bluet, bleuet, dim. of bleu blue. See
Blue, a.] (Bot.)
A name given to several different species of plants having
blue flowers, as the Houstonia c[oe]rulea, the {Centaurea
cyanus} or bluebottle, and the Vaccinium angustifolium.
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Vaccinium caespitosum
(gcide) | Bilberry \Bil"ber*ry\, n.; pl. Bilberries. [Cf. Dan.
b["o]lleb[ae]r bilberry, where b["o]lle is perh. akin to E.
ball.]
1. (Bot.) The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus);
also, its edible bluish black fruit.
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There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. --Shak.
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2. (Bot.) Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America,
the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, {Vaccinium
c[ae]spitosum} and Vaccinium uliginosum.
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Vaccinium corymbosum
(gcide) | Blueberry \Blue"berry\, n. [Cf. Blaeberry.] (Bot.)
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 Vaccinium Pennsylvanicum and
Vaccinium vacillans. Vaccinium corymbosum is the tall
blueberry.
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Vaccinium myrtilloides
(gcide) | Bilberry \Bil"ber*ry\, n.; pl. Bilberries. [Cf. Dan.
b["o]lleb[ae]r bilberry, where b["o]lle is perh. akin to E.
ball.]
1. (Bot.) The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus);
also, its edible bluish black fruit.
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There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. --Shak.
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2. (Bot.) Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America,
the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, {Vaccinium
c[ae]spitosum} and Vaccinium uliginosum.
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Vaccinium Myrtillus
(gcide) | Whortleberry \Whor"tle*ber`ry\, n. [AS. wyrtil a small shrub
(dim. of wyrt wort) + E. berry. See Wort, and cf.
Huckleberry, Hurtleberry.] (Bot.)
(a) In England, the fruit of Vaccinium Myrtillus; also, the
plant itself. See Bilberry, 1.
(b) The fruit of several shrubby plants of the genus
Gaylussacia; also, any one of these plants. See
Huckleberry.
[1913 Webster]Bilberry \Bil"ber*ry\, n.; pl. Bilberries. [Cf. Dan.
b["o]lleb[ae]r bilberry, where b["o]lle is perh. akin to E.
ball.]
1. (Bot.) The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus);
also, its edible bluish black fruit.
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There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. --Shak.
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2. (Bot.) Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America,
the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, {Vaccinium
c[ae]spitosum} and Vaccinium uliginosum.
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Vaccinium myrtillus
(gcide) | Whortleberry \Whor"tle*ber`ry\, n. [AS. wyrtil a small shrub
(dim. of wyrt wort) + E. berry. See Wort, and cf.
Huckleberry, Hurtleberry.] (Bot.)
(a) In England, the fruit of Vaccinium Myrtillus; also, the
plant itself. See Bilberry, 1.
(b) The fruit of several shrubby plants of the genus
Gaylussacia; also, any one of these plants. See
Huckleberry.
[1913 Webster]Bilberry \Bil"ber*ry\, n.; pl. Bilberries. [Cf. Dan.
b["o]lleb[ae]r bilberry, where b["o]lle is perh. akin to E.
ball.]
1. (Bot.) The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus);
also, its edible bluish black fruit.
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There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. --Shak.
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2. (Bot.) Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America,
the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, {Vaccinium
c[ae]spitosum} and Vaccinium uliginosum.
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Vaccinium Oxycoccus
(gcide) | Moss \Moss\ (m[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me['o]s, D.
mos, G. moos, OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw.
mossa, Russ. mokh', L. muscus. Cf. Muscoid.]
1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with
distinct stem and simple leaves. The fruit is a small
capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so
discharging the spores. There are many species,
collectively termed Musci, growing on the earth, on rocks,
and trunks of trees, etc., and a few in running water.
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Note: The term moss is also popularly applied to many other
small cryptogamic plants, particularly lichens, species
of which are called tree moss, rock moss, coral moss,
etc. Fir moss and club moss are of the genus
Lycopodium. See Club moss, under Club, and
Lycopodium.
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2. A bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, the mosses
of the Scottish border.
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Note: Moss is used with participles in the composition of
words which need no special explanation; as,
moss-capped, moss-clad, moss-covered, moss-grown, etc.
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Black moss. See under Black, and Tillandsia.
Bog moss. See Sphagnum.
Feather moss, any moss branched in a feathery manner, esp.
several species of the genus Hypnum.
Florida moss, Long moss, or Spanish moss. See
Tillandsia.
Iceland moss, a lichen. See Iceland Moss.
Irish moss, a seaweed. See Carrageen.
Moss agate (Min.), a variety of agate, containing brown,
black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings, due in
part to oxide of manganese. Called also Mocha stone.
Moss animal (Zool.), a bryozoan.
Moss berry (Bot.), the small cranberry ({Vaccinium
Oxycoccus}).
Moss campion (Bot.), a kind of mosslike catchfly ({Silene
acaulis}), with mostly purplish flowers, found on the
highest mountains of Europe and America, and within the
Arctic circle.
Moss land, land produced accumulation of aquatic plants,
forming peat bogs of more or less consistency, as the
water is grained off or retained in its pores.
Moss pink (Bot.), a plant of the genus Phlox ({Phlox
subulata}), growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the
Middle United States, and often cultivated for its
handsome flowers. --Gray.
Moss rose (Bot.), a variety of rose having a mosslike
growth on the stalk and calyx. It is said to be derived
from the Provence rose.
Moss rush (Bot.), a rush of the genus Juncus ({Juncus
squarrosus}).
Scale moss. See Hepatica.
[1913 Webster]Bogberry \Bog"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
The small cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccus), which grows in
boggy places.
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Vaccinium oxycoccus
(gcide) | Moss \Moss\ (m[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me['o]s, D.
mos, G. moos, OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw.
mossa, Russ. mokh', L. muscus. Cf. Muscoid.]
1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with
distinct stem and simple leaves. The fruit is a small
capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so
discharging the spores. There are many species,
collectively termed Musci, growing on the earth, on rocks,
and trunks of trees, etc., and a few in running water.
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Note: The term moss is also popularly applied to many other
small cryptogamic plants, particularly lichens, species
of which are called tree moss, rock moss, coral moss,
etc. Fir moss and club moss are of the genus
Lycopodium. See Club moss, under Club, and
Lycopodium.
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2. A bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, the mosses
of the Scottish border.
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Note: Moss is used with participles in the composition of
words which need no special explanation; as,
moss-capped, moss-clad, moss-covered, moss-grown, etc.
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Black moss. See under Black, and Tillandsia.
Bog moss. See Sphagnum.
Feather moss, any moss branched in a feathery manner, esp.
several species of the genus Hypnum.
Florida moss, Long moss, or Spanish moss. See
Tillandsia.
Iceland moss, a lichen. See Iceland Moss.
Irish moss, a seaweed. See Carrageen.
Moss agate (Min.), a variety of agate, containing brown,
black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings, due in
part to oxide of manganese. Called also Mocha stone.
Moss animal (Zool.), a bryozoan.
Moss berry (Bot.), the small cranberry ({Vaccinium
Oxycoccus}).
Moss campion (Bot.), a kind of mosslike catchfly ({Silene
acaulis}), with mostly purplish flowers, found on the
highest mountains of Europe and America, and within the
Arctic circle.
Moss land, land produced accumulation of aquatic plants,
forming peat bogs of more or less consistency, as the
water is grained off or retained in its pores.
Moss pink (Bot.), a plant of the genus Phlox ({Phlox
subulata}), growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the
Middle United States, and often cultivated for its
handsome flowers. --Gray.
Moss rose (Bot.), a variety of rose having a mosslike
growth on the stalk and calyx. It is said to be derived
from the Provence rose.
Moss rush (Bot.), a rush of the genus Juncus ({Juncus
squarrosus}).
Scale moss. See Hepatica.
[1913 Webster]Bogberry \Bog"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
The small cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccus), which grows in
boggy places.
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Vaccinium Pennsylvanicum
(gcide) | Blueberry \Blue"berry\, n. [Cf. Blaeberry.] (Bot.)
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 Vaccinium Pennsylvanicum and
Vaccinium vacillans. Vaccinium corymbosum is the tall
blueberry.
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Vaccinium stamineum
(gcide) | Deerberry \Deer"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
A shrub of the blueberry group (Vaccinium stamineum); also,
its bitter, greenish white berry; -- called also {squaw
huckleberry}.
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Vaccinium uliginosum
(gcide) | Bilberry \Bil"ber*ry\, n.; pl. Bilberries. [Cf. Dan.
b["o]lleb[ae]r bilberry, where b["o]lle is perh. akin to E.
ball.]
1. (Bot.) The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus);
also, its edible bluish black fruit.
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There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. --Shak.
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2. (Bot.) Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America,
the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, {Vaccinium
c[ae]spitosum} and Vaccinium uliginosum.
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Vaccinium vacillans
(gcide) | Blueberry \Blue"berry\, n. [Cf. Blaeberry.] (Bot.)
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 Vaccinium Pennsylvanicum and
Vaccinium vacillans. Vaccinium corymbosum is the tall
blueberry.
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Vaccinium vitis-idaea
(gcide) | lingenberry \lingenberry\ n.
low evergreen shrub (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) of high north
temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red
edible berries.
Syn: cowberry, mountain cranberry, lingonberry, lingberry,
foxberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
[WordNet 1.5]Cowberry \Cow"ber`ry\ (-b[e^]r`r[y^]), n.; pl. Cowberries
(-r[i^]z). (Bot.)
A species of Vaccinium (Vaccinium Vitis-id[ae]a), which
bears acid red berries which are sometimes used in cookery;
-- locally called mountain cranberry.
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Vaccinium Vitis-idaea
(gcide) | lingenberry \lingenberry\ n.
low evergreen shrub (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) of high north
temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red
edible berries.
Syn: cowberry, mountain cranberry, lingonberry, lingberry,
foxberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
[WordNet 1.5]Cowberry \Cow"ber`ry\ (-b[e^]r`r[y^]), n.; pl. Cowberries
(-r[i^]z). (Bot.)
A species of Vaccinium (Vaccinium Vitis-id[ae]a), which
bears acid red berries which are sometimes used in cookery;
-- locally called mountain cranberry.
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genus vaccinium
(wn) | genus Vaccinium
n 1: evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern
hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries [syn: Vaccinium,
genus Vaccinium] |
vaccinium angustifolium
(wn) | Vaccinium angustifolium
n 1: low-growing deciduous shrub of northeastern North America
having flowers in compact racemes and bearing sweet dark
blue berries [syn: low-bush blueberry, low blueberry,
Vaccinium angustifolium, Vaccinium pennsylvanicum] |
vaccinium arboreum
(wn) | Vaccinium arboreum
n 1: shrub or small tree of eastern United States having black
inedible berries [syn: farkleberry, sparkleberry,
Vaccinium arboreum] |
vaccinium ashei
(wn) | Vaccinium ashei
n 1: shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially
especially for canning industry [syn: {rabbiteye
blueberry}, rabbit-eye blueberry, rabbiteye, {Vaccinium
ashei}] |
vaccinium caespitosum
(wn) | Vaccinium caespitosum
n 1: low-growing tufted deciduous shrub of northern and alpine
North America having pink to coral-red flowers followed by
sweet blue berries [syn: dwarf bilberry, {dwarf
blueberry}, Vaccinium caespitosum] |
vaccinium corymbosum
(wn) | Vaccinium corymbosum
n 1: high-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America
bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct
bloom; source of most cultivated blueberries [syn: {high-
bush blueberry}, tall bilberry, swamp blueberry,
Vaccinium corymbosum] |
vaccinium macrocarpon
(wn) | Vaccinium macrocarpon
n 1: trailing red-fruited plant [syn: American cranberry,
large cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon] |
vaccinium myrsinites
(wn) | Vaccinium myrsinites
n 1: shrub of the eastern United States having shining evergreen
leaves and bluish-black fruit [syn: evergreen blueberry,
Vaccinium myrsinites] |
vaccinium ovatum
(wn) | Vaccinium ovatum
n 1: stiff bushy evergreen shrub of western North America having
sour black berries and glossy green foliage used in floral
arrangements [syn: evergreen huckleberry, {Vaccinium
ovatum}] |
vaccinium oxycoccus
(wn) | Vaccinium oxycoccus
n 1: small red-fruited trailing cranberry of Arctic and cool
regions of the northern hemisphere [syn: {European
cranberry}, small cranberry, Vaccinium oxycoccus] |
vaccinium pallidum
(wn) | Vaccinium pallidum
n 1: low deciduous shrub of the eastern United States bearing
dark blue sweet berries [syn: dryland blueberry, {dryland
berry}, Vaccinium pallidum] |
vaccinium pennsylvanicum
(wn) | Vaccinium pennsylvanicum
n 1: low-growing deciduous shrub of northeastern North America
having flowers in compact racemes and bearing sweet dark
blue berries [syn: low-bush blueberry, low blueberry,
Vaccinium angustifolium, Vaccinium pennsylvanicum] |
vaccinium scoparium
(wn) | Vaccinium scoparium
n 1: shrub of northwestern North America bearing red berries
[syn: grouseberry, grouse-berry, grouse whortleberry,
Vaccinium scoparium] |
vaccinium stamineum
(wn) | Vaccinium stamineum
n 1: small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the
eastern United States having greenish or yellowish
unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer [syn:
deerberry, squaw huckleberry, Vaccinium stamineum] |
vaccinium uliginosum alpinum
(wn) | Vaccinium uliginosum alpinum
n 1: an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves [syn: {bog
bilberry}, bog whortleberry, moor berry, {Vaccinium
uliginosum alpinum}] |
vaccinium vitis-idaea
(wn) | Vaccinium vitis-idaea
n 1: low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of
Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
[syn: cowberry, mountain cranberry, lingonberry,
lingenberry, lingberry, foxberry, {Vaccinium vitis-
idaea}] |
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