the fruit, black or very dark purple when ripe, of certain species of the genus Rubus.
the plant itself.
Also called: bramble. any of several woody plants of the rosaceous genus Rubus , esp R. fruticosus , that have thorny stems and black or purple glossy edible berry-like fruits (drupelets)
the fruit of any of these plants
( as modifier )
blackberry jam
an ornamental Chinese iridaceous plant, Belamcanda chinensis , that has red-spotted orange flowers and clusters of black seeds that resemble blackberries
before 1000; Middle English blakeberie, Old English blaceberie. See black, berry
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Its core is all plush red and dark fruit, and aromas of blackberry and spice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
It feels peaceful, apart from the air raids, with gardens full of poultry, blackberry bushes and fruit trees.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025
Rose McGee’s years-long relationship with buttery crusts and heavenly aromas began with an impulse one day one Sunday morning to make a sweet potato pie and a blackberry cobbler.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2025
This isn’t one of those stories where, three-quarters of the way through, someone realizes that Mom’s blackberry pie was the key to healing all along.
From Salon ● May 18, 2025
Then I saw the blackberry bushes shake, and my heart about stopped for a moment, and all my muscles got ready to run.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
Although Canadian software company BlackBerry was once considered “a meme stock,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
BlackBerry was another top stock in the ETF.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
For the quarter ended May 31, BlackBerry posted net income of $8.5 million, or 1 cent a share, up from $1.9 million, or zero a share, in the comparable quarter a year ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
BlackBerry reported early Thursday adjusted earnings of 4 cents a share for the quarter ended May 31, compared to 2 cents a year ago and above Wall Street’s forecast of 3 cents.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
The problem for me was that the cell service on my BlackBerry had somehow disconnected, never sending out my messages or downloading updates from others.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Each Beeswax Mixed Berry Birthday Candles set is cast from real mixed berries — strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and cherries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Vance has stayed committed to the diet, often eating eggs, sauerkraut, pickles, blackberries and raspberries for lunch, and beef or lamb with sauerkraut for dinner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Eating blueberries, plums, blackberries, broad beans and cherries, washed down with green tea, is an ideal way to top them up, they say.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
They are found in foods such as apples, pears, blueberries, blackberries, grapes, cocoa, and other common smoothie ingredients.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026
Clearly, optimism can be a very fine trait, with the power to turn lemons into lemonade, apples into blackberries, and so forth.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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