Definition of vaccinium Vaccinium
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What does vaccinium mean?
WordNet
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| vaccinium - evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries | ||
| genus Vaccinium | ||
| dilleniid dicot genus genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs | ||
| ericaceae, family ericaceae, heath family heathers | ||
| cranberry very tart red berry used for sauce or juice | ||
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Wiktionary 
- vaccinium (Noun)
Any of the genus Vaccinium of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- vaccinium (n.)
A genus of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries.
Wikipedia 
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Vaccinium is a genus of plants. All of these plants are shrubs. They are in the family Ericaceae. The plants grow fruits on them. Well-known species of Vaccinium are blueberries, cranberries and huckleberries.
In total, there are about 450 species, which are found in the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere. There are a few tropical species, that grow in places like Madagascar or Hawaii. The plants usually grow in heath landscapes or in forests.
The larvae of a number of lepidoptera species (moths and butterflies are examples of lepidoptera) grow on these plants.
