Meaning of DEWBERRY
| Pronunciation: | | 'doo`beree
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- [n] blackberry-like fruits of any of several trailing blackberry bushes
- [n] any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America
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| | Synonyms: | | dewberry bush, running blackberry |
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| | See Also: | | American dewberry, American dewberry, berry, blackberry, blackberry bush, European dewberry, European dewberry, genus Rubus, Northern dewberry, Northern dewberry, Rubus, Rubus caesius, Rubus caesius, Rubus canadensis, Rubus flagellaris, Rubus flagellaris, Rubus hispidus, Rubus trivialis, Southern dewberry, swamp blackberry, swamp dewberry | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dew"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
(a) The fruit of certain species of bramble ({Rubus}); in
England, the fruit of {R. c[ae]sius}, which has a
glaucous bloom; in America, that of {R. canadensis} and
{R. hispidus}, species of low blackberries.
(b) The plant which bears the fruit.
Feed him with apricots and dewberries. --Shak.
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