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Definition of Blackberry
1. Noun. Large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus.
Generic synonyms: Berry, Drupelet
Group relationships: Rubus Fruticosus, True Blackberry, Rubus Ursinus, Western Blackberry, Western Dewberry
Group relationships: Rubus Fruticosus, True Blackberry, Rubus Ursinus, Western Blackberry, Western Dewberry
2. Verb. Pick or gather blackberries. "In the summer they like to go out and blackberry"; "The children went blackberrying"
Generic synonyms: Berry
3. Noun. Bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle.
Exact synonyms: Blackberry Bush
Generic synonyms: Bramble Bush
Specialized synonyms: Rubus Fruticosus, True Blackberry, Rubus Cuneifolius, Sand Blackberry, Dewberry, Dewberry Bush, Running Blackberry, Rubus Ursinus, Western Blackberry, Western Dewberry
Generic synonyms: Bramble Bush
Specialized synonyms: Rubus Fruticosus, True Blackberry, Rubus Cuneifolius, Sand Blackberry, Dewberry, Dewberry Bush, Running Blackberry, Rubus Ursinus, Western Blackberry, Western Dewberry
Definition of Blackberry
1. n. The fruit of several species of bramble (Rubus); also, the plant itself. Rubus fruticosus is the blackberry of England; R. villosus and R. Canadensis are the high blackberry and low blackberry of the United States. There are also other kinds.
Definition of Blackberry
1. [n -BERRIES]
Medical Definition of Blackberry
1. The fruit of several species of bramble (Rubus); also, the plant itself. Rubus fruticosus is the blackberry of England; R. Villosus and R. Canadensis are the high blackberry and low blackberry of the United States. There are also other kinds. Origin: OE. Blakberye, AS. Blaecerie; blaec black + berie berry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)