black raspberry

English

Noun

black raspberry (countable and uncountable, plural black raspberries)

Ripening fruit of Rubus occidentalis, a species of black raspberry
  2. Either of two particular species of raspberry that are native to North America; a plant or berry of the species.
    Hypernyms: blackberry (loose informal sense) < berry < fruit
    Coordinate term: blackberry (strict sense)
    2. Rubus leucodermis
      Synonyms: blackcap raspberry, blue raspberry, whitebark raspberry, blackcap, black cap, black cap raspberry
    4. Rubus occidentalis
      Synonyms: wild black raspberry, thimbleberry, scotch cap
  4. Rubus coreanus, native to Korea, Japan, and China; a plant or berry of the species.
  5. (uncountable) A flavor (of candy, beverage, chewing gum, or dessert) that is inspired by and named for this fruit and is conventionally dyed black or nearly black.
    Coordinate terms: blue raspberry, red raspberry

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