loganberry

American  

[loh-guhn-ber-ee] / ˈloʊ gənˌbɛr i /

noun

• loganberries
  plural

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

2. the plant itself.

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loganberry British  

/ ˈləʊɡənbərɪ, -brɪ /

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• loganberries
  plural

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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

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Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2017

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

Together the boy's father and his friend clink cut-glass cups of loganberry wine, in the mild Puritan salute which had first linked father & son as mature males.

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

Raspberries have been crossed with other brambles to get boysenberries, loganberries and tayberries.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2024

He grew loganberries, and picked apples and pears from old trees on the property.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

The juice from canned strawberries, loganberries, or blackberries makes a most delicious jelly when combined with Knox Gelatine, or with nuts, cheese and lettuce, a delightful fruit salad.

From American Cookery November, 1921 by Janet McKenzie Hill

Although strawberries are more commonly used, other fruits such as raspberries, blackberries, loganberries, peaches, bananas, and oranges, and even stewed, dried or canned fruits can be substituted and make delicious shortcakes.

From The New Dr. Price Cookbook by New York Royal baking powder company

It may be beans or a bit of roast ham brought from home, with potatoes or tomatoes, good bread and butter, and a dessert of toasted crackers with loganberries and cream.

From A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment by Charles A. (Charles Albert) Murdock

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