dewberry

noun

dew·​ber·​ry ˈdü-ˌber-ē 

 also  ˈdyü-

1

: any of several sweet edible berries related to and resembling blackberries

2

: a trailing or decumbent bramble (genus Rubus) that bears dewberries

Examples of dewberry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Japanese honeysuckle, dewberry, dogwood, blackberry cane, and Oregon grape are all examples of regional species that are highly favored by deer—and most of them can last well into the winter. —Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024

Some of the most common and favored include ash, aspen, bitterbrush, blackgum, dewberry, dogwood, greenbrier, hickory, honeysuckle, maple, mountain laurel, oak, popular, sagebrush, sumac, willow, and more. —Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 31 Jan. 2023

This year, the goats will be ushered toward thorny dewberry and small saplings that need to be eradicated from the meadow, Markey said. —Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 18 Apr. 2022

Dewberry remains in the Clayton County jail on murder and weapons charges. —Ajc Homepage, ajc, 30 Aug. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

dewberry

noun

dew·​ber·​ry ˈd(y)ü-ˌber-ē 

: any of several sweet edible berries related to and resembling blackberries

also : a plant with trailing stems that bears dewberries