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VACCINIUM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries

Synonyms:

genus Vaccinium; Vaccinium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Vaccinium" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "Vaccinium"):

cranberry (any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries)

blueberry; blueberry bush (any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries)

Holonyms ("Vaccinium" is a member of...):

Ericaceae; family Ericaceae; heath family (heathers)

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