blackberry
(noun) large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
blackberry, blackberry bush
(noun) bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle
blackberry
(verb) pick or gather blackberries; “The children went blackberrying”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
BlackBerry (plural BlackBerries)
A wireless handheld device, a cross between a cellphone and a mobile email appliance and Internet-capable PDA, marketed by BlackBerry Limited.
BlackBerry (third-person singular simple present BlackBerries, present participle BlackBerrying, simple past and past participle BlackBerried)
To send a text message or e-mail with a BlackBerry device.
blackberry (plural blackberries)
A fruit-bearing shrub of the species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.
Synonyms: bramble, brambleberry
The soft fruit borne by this shrub, formed of a black (when ripe) cluster of drupelets.
Synonyms: bramble, brambleberry
(UK, regional) The blackcurrant.
blackberry (third-person singular simple present blackberries, present participle blackberrying, simple past and past participle blackberried)
To gather or forage for blackberries.
Source: Wiktionary
Black"ber*ry, n. Etym: [OE. blakberye, AS. blæcerie; blæc black + berie berry.]
Definition: The fruit of several species of bramble (Rubus); also, the plant itself. Rubus fruticosus is the blackberry of England; R. villosus and R. Canadensis are the high blackberry and low blackberry of the United States. There are also other kinds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
