boysenberry

noun

boy·​sen·​ber·​ry ˈbȯi-zᵊn-ˌber-ē 

-be-rē,

-sᵊn-,

-zᵊm-

: 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

Examples of boysenberry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Deep flavors of black cherry, boysenberry and chocolate coat the palate. —Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 27 June 2024

Available in more than a dozen colors from lollipop red to boysenberry and dark emerald, there's a hue for every kind of traveler and outfit. —Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Dec. 2023

The favorites are lemon cream and boysenberry; nationsrestaurants.com. —Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2024

The farm also has raspberries, blackberries, boysenberries, loganberries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums, apriums and pluots. —Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 11 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

Rudolph Boysen †1950 American horticulturist + English berry

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

boysenberry

noun

boy·​sen·​ber·​ry ˈbȯiz-ᵊn-ˌber-ē 

ˈbȯis-

1

: a large berry like a blackberry with the flavor of a raspberry

2

: the trailing bramble that produces boysenberries and was developed by crossing blackberry and raspberry plants