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blackberry.

A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈblækbəɹi/UK/ˈblækbɹi/UK/ˈblækbɛɹi/US
  1. A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.

  2. The soft fruit borne by this shrub, formed of a black (when ripe) cluster of drupelets.

  3. Any Rubus berry that is black or blackish; the plant that produces it.

    broadly · informal
  4. The blackcurrant.

    UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈblækbəɹi/UK/ˈblækbɹi/UK/ˈblækbɛɹi/US
  1. To gather or forage for blackberries.

Where this word comes from

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

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