blackberry | ||
1. | [ noun ] (chemistry,botany,food) large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus | |
Related terms: | berry drupelet western_blackberry true_blackberry | |
2. | [ verb ] pick or gather blackberries | |
Examples: | "The children went blackberrying" |
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Related terms: | berry | |
3. | [ noun ] (botany) bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle | |
Synonyms: | blackberry_bush | |
Related terms: | bramble_bush dewberry sand_blackberry western_blackberry true_blackberry | |
Similar spelling: |
blackbeetle black_bee blackbody Blackbeard Blackfriar black_bear Black_Friar black_bryony black_person blockbuster blackball blackbuck black_pepper black_pea Blackburn blackface blackfly Blackford blackbird blackboard black_bean black_fly black_belt black_bead |