SINCE 1828
rubus
noun
ru·bus
| \ ˈrü-bəs
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plural rubus
Definition of rubus
: any of a genus (Rubus) of plants (such as a blackberry or a raspberry) of the rose family with leaves that typically have three to seven leaflets or that are simple and lobed, white or pink flowers, usually prickly stems, and a mass of carpels ripening into an aggregate fruit composed of many drupelets
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