blackberry

blackberry

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English

Etymology

From Middle English blakberie, blakeberie (“brambleberry”), from Old English blacu berġe, blæcberġe (attested in plural blaca berġan, equivalent to black +‎ berry.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈblækbəɹi/, /ˈblækbɹi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈblækbɛɹi/

Noun

blackberry (plural blackberries)

  1. A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.
    Synonyms: bramble, brambleberry
  3. The soft fruit borne by this shrub, formed of a black (when ripe) cluster of drupelets.
    Synonyms: bramble, brambleberry
  4. (UK, dialectal) The blackcurrant.

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Verb

blackberry (third-person singular simple present blackberries, present participle blackberrying, simple past and past participle blackberried)

  1. To gather or forage for blackberries.

Derived terms

  • blackberrying

Translations

Further reading

  • blackberry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Rubus fruticosus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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