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dew·ber·ry  (dbr, dy-)

n.

1. Any of several trailing forms of the blackberry, such as Rubus hispidus of North America and R. caesius of Europe.

2. The fruit of any of these plants.

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dewberry [ˈdjuːbərɪ -brɪ]

n pl -ries

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any trailing bramble, such as Rubus hispidus of North America and R. caesius of Europe and NW Asia, having blue-black fruits

2. (Cookery) the fruit of any such plant

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dewberry - any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America dewberry bush, running blackberry genus Rubus, Rubus - large genus of brambles bearing berries blackberry bush, blackberry - bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle Rubus canadensis, American dewberry - North American dewberry American dewberry, Northern dewberry, Rubus flagellaris - of eastern North America Rubus trivialis, Southern dewberry - of southern North America Rubus hispidus, swamp blackberry, swamp dewberry - of eastern North America European dewberry, Rubus caesius - creeping European bramble bearing dewberries
	2.	dewberry - blackberry-like fruits of any of several trailing blackberry bushes berry - any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves American dewberry, Northern dewberry, Rubus flagellaris - of eastern North America European dewberry, Rubus caesius - creeping European bramble bearing dewberries