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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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Nearby words

blackball, blackbead, blackbeard, blackbeetle, blackbelly rosefish, blackberry, blackberry lily, blackbird, blackbirder, blackbirding, blackboard

Origin of blackberry

before 1000; Middle English blakeberie, Old English blaceberie. See black, berry
Related formsblack·ber·ry·like, adjective

Definition for blackberry (2 of 2)

BlackBerry

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

Trademark.

a brand of smartphone optimized for wireless email.
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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

trademark a hand-held device for sending and receiving e-mail
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Word Origin and History for blackberry

blackberry

n.

early 12c., from Old English blaceberian, from black (adj.) + berry. Also in Old English as bremelberie, bremelæppel (from bramble). The wireless handheld device of the same name introduced 1999.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper