boysenberry
noun
a blackberrylike fruit with a flavor similar to that of raspberries, developed by crossing various plants of the genus Rubus.
boysenberries
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pluralof boysenberry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Raspberries have been crossed with other brambles to get boysenberries, loganberries and tayberries.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2024
Fun fact: Loganberries are a cross between black- and raspberries; boysenberries of logan, black-, and raspberries.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2022
“If it’s just four to five hours of direct sunlight, stick to strawberries and cane berries — like blackberries, boysenberries and raspberries.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2021
When the narrator of Tom McCarthy's C talks about "poisonberries", is it a mistake for boysenberries?
From The Guardian ● Oct. 17, 2010
