boysenberry

[boi-zuhn-ber-ee, -suhn-]

noun

plural

boysenberries 

1. a blackberrylike fruit with a flavor similar to that of raspberries, developed by crossing various plants of the genus Rubus.

boysenberry

/ ˈbɔɪzənbərɪ /

noun

1. a type of bramble: a hybrid of the loganberry and various blackberries and raspberries

2. the large red edible fruit of this plant

Word History and Origins

Origin of boysenberry¹

1930–35; named after R. Boysen, 20th-century American botanist, who bred it

Word History and Origins

Origin of boysenberry¹

C20: named after Rudolph Boysen , American botanist who developed it

Example Sentences

The hayseed county that begat Richard Nixon and the boysenberry also bestowed the Righteous Brothers’ “blue-eyed soul” and the drive-in church upon the world.

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Black cassis, boysenberry, lavender, guava, honeysuckle, persimmon, moss, leather, limestone … all of those descriptors showed up in customer reviews about just one merlot on the wine app Vivino.

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Tight at first, a little funky when the screw cap is untwisted, this wine soon revels in its freedom and reveals juicy blackberry, boysenberry, cherry and raspberry flavors.

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This juicy wine bursts with Bing cherry and boysenberry flavors, accented with that wonderful perfume when you rub a bundle of herbs in your hands.

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This beauty has the dark cherry and boysenberry flavors with cola spice and wild herbs that says Santa Barbara County to me.

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