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zənˌbɛr noun, plural boy·sen·ber·ries.
a blackberrylike fruit with a flavor similar to that of raspberries, developed by crossing various plants of the genus Rubus.
Origin:
1930–35; named after R. Boysen, 20th-century American botanist, who bred it
1930–35; named after R. Boysen, 20th-century American botanist, who bred it
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| —n , pl -ries | |
| 1. | a type of bramble: a hybrid of the loganberry and various blackberries and raspberries |
| 2. | the large red edible fruit of this plant |
| [C20: named after Rudolph Boysen, American botanist who developed it] | |
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Boysenberry
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Word Origin & History
boysenberry
1935, developed early 1900s by California botanist Rudolf Boysen (1895-1950) and named for him.
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Example sentences
Blueberry and boysenberry harvests began, while strawberry harvest continued.
A boysenberry is a cross between a raspberry, and the pacific blackberry.
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