BLACKBERRY

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

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Verb

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.

Etymology

Noun

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.

Verb

blackberry (third-person singular simple present blackberries, present participle blackberrying, simple past and past participle blackberried)

To gather or forage for blackberries.

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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