blackberry
noun
black·ber·ry
ˈblak-ˌber-ē 
-ˌbe-rē
1
: the usually black or dark purple juicy but seedy edible aggregate fruit of various brambles (genus Rubus) of the rose family
2
: a plant that bears blackberries
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During a subsequent search of the box truck parked outside the Atlanta home, Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents, assisted by the FBI, recovered about 924 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in pallets of blackberries.
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The sticks are served with jalapeno-blackberry sauce, maple cream cheese and strawberries.
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Berries Berries, including blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, and strawberries, are rich in salicylates.
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Aromas of blueberry, violet, and ripe black fruits draw you into the glass for flavors of blackberry, black plum, pencil lead, and cinnamon at the very end.
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
The sticks are served with jalapeno-blackberry sauce, maple cream cheese and strawberries.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
Berries Berries, including blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, and strawberries, are rich in salicylates.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 28 Nov. 2025
Aromas of blueberry, violet, and ripe black fruits draw you into the glass for flavors of blackberry, black plum, pencil lead, and cinnamon at the very end.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2025
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blackberry
noun
black·ber·ry
ˈblak-ˌber-ē
1
: the usually black or dark purple juicy but seedy edible fruit of various prickly bushes
2
: a plant that bears blackberries
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