Definition of blackberry
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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Recent Examples of blackberry from the Web
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The child was lying facedown under blackberry bushes.
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People also make wine from blackberries and elderberries.
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The current Fixe Sunday brunch menu offers egg dishes, a burger or French toast with honey-foie gras butter and blackberries.
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Wines range from Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc and Riesling to fruit wines made from fresh strawberries, blackberries, peaches and raspberries.
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Add the ice to the pitcher and serve, using a cocktail spoon to retrieve a blackberry or two to place in each portion.
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Bulbs-type plants: Achimenes, African iris, agapanthus, amaryllis, blackberry lily, bulbine, caladiums, canna, crinum, crocosmia, day lily, eucharis lily, gladiolus, gloriosa lily, peacock ginger, society garlic, rain lily and walking iris.
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At the World’s Fair, Erickson befriended famed horticulturist Luther Burbank, whose inventions included the crimson Phenomenal berry, a blackberry-raspberry cross similar to a loganberry.
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Doing some insider trading on your Blackberry while cruising down I-95?
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Before 12th Century
First Known Use of blackberry
before 12th century
BLACKBERRY Defined for English Language Learners
blackberry
playDefinition of blackberry for English Language Learners
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: a black or dark purple berry that is sweet and juicy; also : the plant that blackberries grow on
BLACKBERRY Defined for Kids
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blackberries
: the black or dark purple sweet juicy berry of a prickly plant related to the raspberry
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