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blackberry

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

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

Definition for blackberry (2 of 2)

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

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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)
  1. the fruit of any of these plants
  2. (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

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