blackberry

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

/ ˈblækˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

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noun, plural black·ber·ries.

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

the plant itself.

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Origin of blackberry

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

OTHER WORDS FROM blackberry

black·ber·ry·like, adjective

Words nearby blackberry

black beauty, blackbeetle, black-bellied plover, blackbelly rosefish, black belt, blackberry, blackberry lily, black bile, black-billed cuckoo, black-billed magpie, black bindweed

Other definitions for blackberry (2 of 2)

BlackBerry

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

/ ˈblækˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

Trademark.

a brand of smartphone optimized for wireless email.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021

How to use blackberry in a sentence

Shaw got the idea for this would-be educational tool while twirling a blackberry on his tongue.
A sweet father-son bond inspires tasty new molecule models|Carmen Drahl|May 28, 2021|Science News
In December, when Olipop released a limited-time blackberry vanilla flavor, the company received $15,000 worth of sales in 15 minutes from people on its SMS list.
Brands bet on texts to pique customers’ interest amidst digital marketing upheaval|Anna Hensel|April 7, 2021|Digiday
Flavors of dark cherries, blackberries and wild herbs seem to be suspended in the wine.
An unexpected merlot from Tuscany surprises with complex flavors — and a $15 price tag|Dave McIntyre|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
He bought in to GameStop and BlackBerry through his Robinhood account, which he has had for three years because of its variety of ways to invest — but he said he bought in too late with GameStop through the riskier trading approach and lost money.
GameStop, other ‘meme’ stocks surge again|Hannah Denham|February 25, 2021|Washington Post

Interactive Brokers and TD Ameritrade have also placed restrictions on the trading of BlackBerry and GameStop shares.
Robinhood pauses the buying of GameStop shares|Lucinda Shen|January 28, 2021|Fortune
He whips out his Blackberry, recording a video selfie against the neighborhood backdrop.
He Bullies Kids and Calls It News|Brandy Zadrozny|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Best of all I have no laptop, Blackberry or phone, so I begin to feel truly disconnected.
Discovering The Charms Of La France Profonde|Emma Woolf|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She had just bought the phone a month before, after turning in her BlackBerry.
Murdered for Her iPhone|Michael Daly|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This new mobile news app is available for iPhone and BlackBerry today.
Inside Inside.com, The New Mobile News App|Brian Ries|January 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
BlackBerry went from the dominant hero to a zero in a matter of months.
Amazon Stock May Be Up, but the Company Still Doesn’t Make Any Money|Daniel Gross|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Directly in her line of vision a blackberry branch laid its frail white flowers and blue-green leaves against the sky.
Summer|Edith Wharton
But in Shakespeare's time it was evidently confined to the Blackberry-bearing Bramble.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare|Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
I here join together the tree and the fruit, the Bramble (Rubus fruticosus) and the Blackberry.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare|Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
The Dewberry (Rubus cæsius) is a handsome fruit, very like the Blackberry, but coming earlier.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare|Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
There is no doubt that Morum was a Blackberry as well as a Mulberry in classical times.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare|Henry Nicholson Ellacombe

British Dictionary definitions for blackberry (1 of 2)

blackberry

/ (ˈblækbərɪ) /

noun plural -ries

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

verb -ries, -rying or -ried

(intr) to gather blackberries

British Dictionary definitions for blackberry (2 of 2)

BlackBerry

Blackberry

noun

trademark a hand-held device for sending and receiving e-mail

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