dewberry

 [doo-ber-ee, -buh-ree, dyoo-]  

dew·ber·ry

   [doo-ber-ee, -buh-ree, dyoo-]
noun, plural dew·ber·ries.
1.
(in North America) the fruit of any of several trailing blackberries of the genus Rubus.
2.
(in England) the fruit of a bramble, Rubus caesius.
3.
a plant bearing either fruit.
Origin:
1570–80; dew + berry
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dewberry (ˈdjuːbərɪ, -brɪ)
 
—n , pl -ries
1.  any trailing bramble, such as Rubus hispidus of North America and R. caesius of Europe and NW Asia, having blue-black fruits
2.  the fruit of any such plant

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