loganberry

American  

[loh-guhn-ber-ee] / ˈloʊ gənˌbɛr i /

noun

plural

loganberries

1. the large, dark-red, acid fruit of a plant, Rubus ursinus loganobaccus.

2. the plant itself.

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loganberry British  

/ -brɪ, ˈləʊɡənbərɪ /

noun

1. a trailing prickly hybrid rosaceous plant, Rubus loganobaccus , cultivated for its edible fruit: probably a hybrid between an American blackberry and a raspberry

2. 1. the purplish-red acid fruit of this plant

   2. ( as modifier )

      loganberry pie

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Etymology

Origin of loganberry

1890–95, named after James H. Logan (1841–1928), American horticulturist who first bred it; see berry

Example Sentences

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

And are they that much better than other berries still, outreigning the seedy boysenberry or the 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

What would be your method of procedure for the following work: cornbread, blueberry cobbler with whipped cream, fruit gelatine, nut cake, loganberry pie?

From Time Magazine Archive

Adair MacKenzie was feeling somewhat talkative after his long refreshing drink of loganberry juice.

From Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border by Carr, Annie Roe