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blackberry

black·berry

UK/ˈblækbəɹi/ US/ˈblækbɹi/ uncommon informal uk
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus

2.

bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle

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verb

1.

pick or gather blackberries

  • “The children went blackberrying”

Origin

From Middle English blakberie, blakeberie (“brambleberry”), from Old English blacu berġe, blæcberġe (attested in plural blaca berġan), equivalent to black + berry.

Phrases

  • Armenian blackberry
  • blackberry lily
  • blackberry winter
  • California blackberry
  • Chehalem blackberry
  • Enslen's blackberry
  • Himalayan blackberry
  • knee-high blackberry

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