olallieberry

American  

[ol-uh-lee-ber-ee] / ˈɒl ə liˌbɛr i /

noun

olallieberries plural

1. a blackberry that is a cross between the loganberry and the youngberry, cultivated in California and Oregon.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• olallieberries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of olallieberry

olallie < Chinook Jargon: berries < Lower Chinook úlali ( ú-lalx camass + -ix deictic suffix, indicating a patch or region of something) + berry

Example Sentences

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olallieberry olallieberries

For lunch that day, we visited Linn’s, a family-owned restaurant known for its olallieberry pie.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2021

This family-owned restaurant is famous for its produce and olallieberry pie.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2021

There are maybe 20 pies on the menu, including Dutch apple and olallieberry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2018

Sweet and tart olallieberries, a hybrid of blackberries and raspberries, are found throughout the menu: as preserves on French toast, as syrup on pancakes, as the star ingredient in a milkshake.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2021