loganberry
Americannoun
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the large, dark-red, acid fruit of a plant, Rubus ursinus loganobaccus.
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the plant itself.
noun
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a trailing prickly hybrid rosaceous plant, Rubus loganobaccus , cultivated for its edible fruit: probably a hybrid between an American blackberry and a raspberry
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the purplish-red acid fruit of this plant
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( as modifier )
loganberry pie
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Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of loganberry
1890–95, named after James H. Logan (1841–1928), American horticulturist who first bred it; see berry
Example Sentences
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Founded in 1904, Greenbank Farm was once the U.S.’s largest loganberry producer, which later helped popularize loganberry wine.
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2022
At the World’s Fair, Erickson befriended famed horticulturist Luther Burbank, whose inventions included the crimson Phenomenal berry, a blackberry-raspberry cross similar to a loganberry.
From Seattle Times • May 30, 2017
They are lighting their fire with invasive species including the New Zealand Christmas Tree, loganberry and other alien plants.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2012
Ecuadorian banana dogs cost 50�, Norwegian loganberry punch 25�, and a 99� Belgian waffle covered with fresh whipped cream and fresh strawberries can be a meal in itself.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mary V licked a dab of loganberry jelly from her left thumb and answered with her face turned toward the open window nearest the porch where her mother sat rocking peacefully.
From Skyrider by Fischer, Anton Otto
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