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black·ber·ry

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–noun, plural -ries.

1.	the fruit, black or very dark purple when ripe, of certain species of the genus Rubus.

2.	the plant itself.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME blakeberie, OE blaceberie. See black, berry

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—Related forms

black·ber·ry·like, adjective

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black·ber·ry Audio Help (blāk'běr'ē) Pronunciation Key
n.

Any of various shrubs of the genus Rubus, having usually prickly stems, compound leaves, and an aggregate fruit of small drupelets.
The fruit of these plants, usually black, purple, or deep red.

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blackberry
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
verb
1.	pick or gather blackberries; "The children went blackberrying"

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Blackberry

Black"ber*ry\ (bl[a^]k"b[e^]r*r[y^]), n. [OE. blakberye, AS. bl[ae]cberie; bl[ae]c black + berie berry.] The fruit of several species of bramble (Rubus); also, the plant itself. Rubus fruticosus is the blackberry of England; R. villosus and R. Canadensis are the high blackberry and low blackberry of the United States. There are also other kinds.

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