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black raspberry

American  

noun

  1. the edible fruit of a prickly North American clambering shrub, Rubus occidentalis, resembling a raspberry in form and a blackberry in color.

  2. the plant itself.


Etymology

Origin of black raspberry

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

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Black raspberry juice is much thicker, and requires less boiling.

From Science in the Kitchen. by Kellogg, Mrs. E. E.