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• blackberry
  blackberry

  noun

  the fruit, black or very dark purple when ripe, of certain species of the genus Rubus.
• BlackBerry
  BlackBerry

  a brand of smartphone optimized for wireless email.

blackberry

¹ American  

[blak-ber-ee, -buh-ree] / ˈblækˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun

• blackberries
  plural

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

2. the plant itself.

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BlackBerry ² American  

[blak-ber-ee, -buh-ree] / ˈblækˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

Trademark.

1. a brand of smartphone optimized for wireless email.

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blackberry ¹ British  

/ ˈblækbərɪ /

noun

1. Also called: bramble.  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. an ornamental Chinese iridaceous plant, Belamcanda chinensis , that has red-spotted orange flowers and clusters of black seeds that resemble blackberries

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verb

1. (intr) to gather blackberries

BlackBerry ² British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• blackberrylike
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• blackberries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of blackberry

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

Example Sentences

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Available starting at 8 p.m., the menu begins with a pillowy confection that straddles the line between sweet and savory: a Japanese milk-bread sandwich layered with duck liver, raspberry, blackberry and whipped cream.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Historian Mike Clubb and his three young sons stumbled upon the tunnels when blackberry picking in the early 1980s.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

There we saw it, the blue of the lake shimmering through the pines and wild blackberry bushes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025

It feels peaceful, apart from the air raids, with gardens full of poultry, blackberry bushes and fruit trees.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025

I gotta tell you, I make some of the best blackberry cobbler you gon’ ever have in your life.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

“Anybody can nitpick something, but if I complain about a BlackBerry texting, that’s not really anything,” Freeman said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

On the road, Freeman still jokes, Heyward’s BlackBerry phone came into play.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Although Canadian software company BlackBerry was once considered “a meme stock,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

Find insight on cryptocurrency, BlackBerry, Micron and more in the latest Market Talks covering technology, media and telecom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

She came to Ifemelu’s flat with her baby in one hand, her BlackBerry in the other, and a house help trailing behind, holding a canvas bag full of bottles and bibs.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The most popular are the small birthday candles shaped like raspberries, cherries and blackberries, packed in molded-pulp baskets just like you’d find at the grocery store or farmers market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Adding foods like blueberries, plums, blackberries, broad beans, and cherries to your daily diet, especially when paired with green tea, could be a simple way to support heart health, according to new research.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

Vance has stayed committed to the diet, often eating eggs, sauerkraut, pickles, blackberries and raspberries for lunch, and beef or lamb with sauerkraut for dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Eating blueberries, plums, blackberries, broad beans and cherries, washed down with green tea, is an ideal way to top them up, they say.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

In 2003, a study by University of California, Davis, researchers studied two crops of corn, strawberries, and blackberries.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan