blackberry
- the fruit, black or very dark purple when ripe, of certain species of the genus Rubus.
- the plant itself.
Origin of blackberry
BlackBerry
- a brand of smartphone optimized for wireless email.
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Contemporary Examples of blackberry
He whips out his Blackberry, recording a video selfie against the neighborhood backdrop.
Best of all I have no laptop, Blackberry or phone, so I begin to feel truly disconnected.
She had just bought the phone a month before, after turning in her BlackBerry.
This new mobile news app is available for iPhone and BlackBerry today.
BlackBerry went from the dominant hero to a zero in a matter of months.
Historical Examples of blackberry
He had opened a jar of blackberry jam, and was just going for it with both hands.
The Little ColonelAnnie Fellows Johnston
It may not be amiss to remark that I have never eaten a blackberry since.
A Woman TenderfootGrace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
They are woven all over with lichens, and the blackberry binds them fast.
Tiverton TalesAlice Brown
Peach, apricot and blackberry soufles are made the same way.
Desserts and SaladsGesine Lemcke
Blackberry shrub, to their minds, was the medium of riotous dissipation.
The Dominant StrainAnna Chapin Ray
blackberry
- 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)
- the fruit of any of these plants
- (as modifier)blackberry jam
- blackberry lily an ornamental Chinese iridaceous plant, Belamcanda chinensis, that has red-spotted orange flowers and clusters of black seeds that resemble blackberries
- (intr) to gather blackberries
BlackBerry
Blackberry
- trademark a hand-held device for sending and receiving e-mail