blueberry

blueberry
1. noun /ˈbluːbəri,ˈblu.ˌbɛ.ri/
a) An edible round berry belonging to the cowberry family. (A botanically false berry.) It has flared "crowns" at the end that turn blue on ripening.

<!According to the quote, they called them "spherules", not "blueberries"

b) The shrub of the above-mentioned berry.
2. adjective /ˈbluːbəri,ˈblu.ˌbɛ.ri/
Of a dark blue colour.

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