loganberry
[ loh-guhn-ber-ee ]
/ ˈloʊ gənˌbɛr i /
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noun, plural lo·gan·ber·ries.
the large, dark-red, acid fruit of a plant, Rubus ursinus loganobaccus.
the plant itself.
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Origin of loganberry
1890–95, Americanism; named after James H. Logan (1841–1928), American horticulturist who first bred it; see berry
Words nearby loganberry
log, logagnosia, logagraphia, logamnesia, Logan, loganberry, logania, loganiaceous, logania family, Logansport, logan stone
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loganberry
/ (ˈləʊɡənbərɪ, -brɪ) /
noun plural -ries
a trailing prickly hybrid rosaceous plant, Rubus loganobaccus, cultivated for its edible fruit: probably a hybrid between an American blackberry and a raspberry
- the purplish-red acid fruit of this plant
- (as modifier)loganberry pie
Word Origin for loganberry
C19: named after James H. Logan (1841–1928), American judge and horticulturist who first grew it (1881)
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