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youngberry
[ yuhng-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]
noun
, Horticulture.
, plural young·ber·ries.
- a blackberry that is a cultivated variety of Rubus ursinus of the southwestern U.S.
youngberry
/ ˈjʌŋbərɪ; -brɪ /
noun
- a trailing bramble of the southwestern US that is a hybrid of a blackberry and dewberry with large sweet dark purple fruits
- the fruit of this plant
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Word History and Origins
Origin of youngberry1
1930–35; named after B. M. Young, U.S. hybridizer, who developed it c1900
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Word History and Origins
Origin of youngberry1
C20: named after B. M. Young, US fruit-grower who was first to cultivate it (circa 1900)
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