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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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Barbera d'Asti, "traditionally dominated by notes of cherry and plum, is increasingly evolving toward more concentrated aromas of blackberry and blackcurrant", Garberoglio said after a tasting.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

They banked almost 500,000 seeds from 19 species, including relatives of lettuce, parsnip, strawberry, radish, quinoa, blackberry, alfalfa and several species used as fodder crops for livestock.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

Generous hunks of vanilla bean dot her lemon marmalade; bay leaf infuses her blackberry jam.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025

Even at the speed he was sliding across the ice, Duane could still take the time to imagine how delicious one or four blackberry Snow Delights would taste.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

It had just launched the first iPhone when the recession began in a market still dominated by BlackBerry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

His answer: “Getting the word out. Sometimes I get the, ‘What’s BlackBerry?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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

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

His firm offers growers crop predictions for strawberries and also raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and tomatoes.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Peaches are particularly lovely here, though I’ve made the same syrup with blackberries to equally good effect.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Each Beeswax Mixed Berry Birthday Candles set is cast from real mixed berries — strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and cherries.

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

Oftentimes, Granddaddy came home from work, put us grandchildren in the backseat of his car, and took us to pick wild strawberries and blackberries along the roadside.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry