rubus

noun

ru·​bus ˈrü-bəs 

plural 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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, blackberry

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above