blackberry

¹

[ blak-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

noun

, plural black·ber·ries.

1. the fruit, black or very dark purple when ripe, of certain species of the genus Rubus.
2. the plant itself.

BlackBerry

²

[ blak-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

Trademark.

1. a brand of smartphone optimized for wireless email.

blackberry

¹

/ ˈblækbərɪ /

noun

1. Also calledbramble any of several woody plants of the rosaceous genus Rubus , esp R. fruticosus , that have thorny stems and black or purple glossy edible berry-like fruits (drupelets)
2. 1. the fruit of any of these plants
   2. ( as modifier )

      blackberry jam

3. blackberry lily
   an ornamental Chinese iridaceous plant, Belamcanda chinensis , that has red-spotted orange flowers and clusters of black seeds that resemble blackberries

verb

1. intr to gather blackberries

BlackBerry

²

noun

1. a hand-held device for sending and receiving e-mail

Other Words From

• blackberry·like adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of blackberry¹

before 1000; Middle English blakeberie, Old English blaceberie. See black, berry

Example Sentences

He whips out his Blackberry, recording a video selfie against the neighborhood backdrop.

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Best of all I have no laptop, Blackberry or phone, so I begin to feel truly disconnected.

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She had just bought the phone a month before, after turning in her BlackBerry.

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This new mobile news app is available for iPhone and BlackBerry today.

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BlackBerry went from the dominant hero to a zero in a matter of months.

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Directly in her line of vision a blackberry branch laid its frail white flowers and blue-green leaves against the sky.

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But in Shakespeare's time it was evidently confined to the Blackberry-bearing Bramble.

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I here join together the tree and the fruit, the Bramble (Rubus fruticosus) and the Blackberry.

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The Dewberry (Rubus cæsius) is a handsome fruit, very like the Blackberry, but coming earlier.

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There is no doubt that Morum was a Blackberry as well as a Mulberry in classical times.

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