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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Each upright blackberry stem produces fruit only one time.
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Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025
Begin pruning blackberries the year after planting.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
This cocktail features just three main ingredients: blackberry, lemon, and elderflower.
—Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Thickets of wild blackberries filled what once were gardens or orchards.
—Bydan Charles, science.org, 2 Jan. 2025
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Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025
Begin pruning blackberries the year after planting.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
This cocktail features just three main ingredients: blackberry, lemon, and elderflower.
—Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Thickets of wild blackberries filled what once were gardens or orchards.
—Bydan Charles, science.org, 2 Jan. 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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