loganberry

noun

lo·​gan·​ber·​ry ˈlō-gən-ˌber-ē 

: a red-fruited upright-growing dewberry (Rubus loganobaccus) usually regarded as a hybrid of a western dewberry and a red raspberry or sometimes as a variety (R. ursinus loganobaccus) of a western dewberry

also : its berry

Examples of loganberry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Originally, the berry was an invention made by amateur farmer Rudolph Boysen, who cross-pollinated the blackberry, loganberry and raspberry while living in Napa County in the 1920s. — Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025

Try loganberries, boysenberries, or gooseberries instead, all of which will deliver a comparable amount of fiber per cup (give or take a gram or two). — Caroline Tien, SELF, 29 May 2025

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

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. — Rebekah Denn, The Seattle Times, 17 May 2017

Growers Walter Knott and his family first began selling boysenberries — a mix of blackberry, loganberry and raspberry – at a roadside stand in the late 1920s. — Joseph Pimentel, Orange County Register, 27 Mar. 2017

Word History

Etymology

James H. Logan †1928 American lawyer + English berry

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for loganberry

• accessary
• adversary
• ancillary
• apiary
• arbitrary
• aviary
• axillary
• bacillary
• beriberi
• bestiary
• breviary
• budgetary

Kids Definition

loganberry

noun

lo·​gan·​ber·​ry ˈlō-gən-ˌber-ē 

: a dewberry that grows upright and produces red fruit

also : its berry