boysenberry

boy·sen·ber·ry  (boizn-br)

n.

1. A prickly bramble of uncertain origin but ultimately derived from a western North American blackberry (Rubus ursinus).

2. The edible, dark wine-red to nearly black fruit of this plant, having a taste suggestive of raspberries.

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[After Rudolph Boysen (died 1950), American botanist.]

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boysenberry [ˈbɔɪz^ənbərɪ]

n pl -ries

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a type of bramble: a hybrid of the loganberry and various blackberries and raspberries

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the large red edible fruit of this plant

[named after Rudolph Boysen, American botanist who developed it]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	boysenberry - cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries boysenberry bush boysenberry - large raspberry-flavored fruit; cross between blackberries and raspberries Rubus ursinus, western blackberry, western dewberry - American blackberry with oblong black fruit
	2.	boysenberry - large raspberry-flavored fruit; cross between blackberries and raspberries berry - any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves boysenberry, boysenberry bush - cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries