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blackberry

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black⋅ber⋅ry

[blak-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
–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


black⋅ber⋅ry⋅like, adjective
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black·ber·ry   (blāk'běr'ē)   
n.  
  1. Any of various shrubs of the genus Rubus, having usually prickly stems, compound leaves, and an aggregate fruit of small drupelets.

  2. The fruit of these plants, usually black, purple, or deep red.

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