vaccinium

2 definitions found

vaccinium - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

vaccinium - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Vaccinium
      n 1: evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern
           hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries [syn: Vaccinium,
           genus Vaccinium]