Vaccinium

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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