thimbleberry

[thim-buhl-ber-ee]

thim·ble·ber·ry

[thim-buhl-ber-ee]
noun, plural thim·ble·ber·ries.
any of several American raspberries bearing a thimble-shaped fruit, especially the black raspberry, Rubus occidentalis.

Origin:
1780–90, Americanism; thimble + berry
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Thimbleberry is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
WordNet
thimbleberry

noun
1. shrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped fruit [syn: flowering raspberry
2. white-flowered raspberry of western North America and northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berries [syn: salmonberry
3. raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit [syn: black raspberry
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