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

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

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

An example of such fruit is the loganberry which is a cross between a red raspberry and a blackberry and retains many of the qualities of each.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences