Main Entry:

boy·sen·ber·ry

Pronunciation:

\ˈbȯi-z^ən-ˌber-ē, -be-rē, -s^ən-, -z^əm-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Rudolph Boysen †1950 American horticulturist + English berry

Date:

1935

: a large reddish black fruit with a raspberry flavor ; also : the trailing hybrid bramble yielding this fruit and developed by crossing several blackberries and raspberries