loganberry
[loh-guh n-ber-ee]
- the large, dark-red, acid fruit of a plant, Rubus ursinus loganobaccus.
- the plant itself.
Origin of loganberry
1890–95, Americanism; named after James H. Logan (1841–1928), American horticulturist who first bred it; see berry
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Historical Examples
The Loganberry, for instance, is said to be a cross between a Raspberry and a Bramble.
The Romance of Plant LifeG. F. Scott Elliot
Baked apricot roll, blackberry roll, huckleberry roll, or loganberry roll.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook BookVictor Hirtzler
Mix one quart of loganberry juice, one quart of water, one pound of sugar, and the juice of two lemons.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook BookVictor Hirtzler
Adair MacKenzie was feeling somewhat talkative after his long refreshing drink of loganberry juice.
Nan Sherwood on the Mexican BorderAnnie Roe Carr
loganberry
- a trailing prickly hybrid rosaceous plant, Rubus loganobaccus, cultivated for its edible fruit: probably a hybrid between an American blackberry and a raspberry
- the purplish-red acid fruit of this plant
- (as modifier)loganberry pie
Word Origin
C19: named after James H. Logan (1841–1928), American judge and horticulturist who first grew it (1881)
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Word Origin and History for loganberry
n.
1893, American English, named for U.S. horticulturalist James H. Logan (1841-1928), who developed it by crossing a blackberry and a raspberry.
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