blackberry
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blackberry¹
- /ˈblækbəɹi/ UK
- /ˈblækbɹi/ UK
- /ˈblækbɛɹi/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English blakberie, blakeberie (“brambleberry”), from Old English blacu berġe, blæcberġe (attested in plural blaca berġan), equivalent to black + berry.
noun blackberries
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A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.
Similar: bramble, brambleberry
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The soft fruit borne by this shrub, formed of a black (when ripe) cluster of drupelets.
Here at the creek, a ways off from the trail, we have blackberries for now, not as fat and sweet as they get, but I like them tart, with that little bit of red still at their tops, or if they’re just a little hard and not so soft they come off when you pull at them and leave your fingers stained.
Similar: bramble, brambleberry
- Any Rubus berry that is black or blackish; the plant that produces it.
- The blackcurrant.
verb blackberries · blackberrying · blackberried
- To gather or forage for blackberries. She had gone up into the tower alone and left them blackberrying in the sun
BlackBerry²
Where it comes from
Brand name, from the resemblance of the keyboard's buttons to the skin of a fruit.
noun BlackBerrys · BlackBerries
- A wireless handheld device, a cross between a cellphone and a mobile email appliance and Internet-capable PDA, marketed by BlackBerry Limited. Knowing that DA, Inc. was using BlackBerrys, the CEO of the competition hired an underground hacker to come up with a way to thwart the competition.
verb BlackBerries · BlackBerrying · BlackBerried
- To send a text message or e-mail with a BlackBerry device. "I BlackBerried a sort of risque joke message to this friend of mine — it was totally a joke — but, um, I accidentally sent it to two hundred strangers. […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: blackberry bush, bramble, thornless, briers, rubus, black raspberry, douglas berry, raspberry, brambleberry, chokeberry, blackcurrant, thimbleberry, strawberry raspberry, tayberry, currant, brierberry
Translations
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noun shrub
| Español | zarza, zarzamora, mora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 검은딸기 geomeunttalgi |
| 中文 | 黑莓 hēiméi |
| Português | amoreira, sarça |
| Français | ronce, roncier, mûrier |
| Deutsch | Brombeerstrauch |
| Italiano | rovo |
| Ελληνικά | βατομουριά vatomouriá |
| Română | mur |
| Русский | ежеви́ка ježevíka |
| العربية | عُلَّيْق ʕullayq |
noun fruit
| Español | zarzamora, mora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 블랙베리 beullaekberi |
| 日本語 | ブラックベリー burakkuberī |
| 中文 | 黑莓 hēiméi |
| हिन्दी | शहतूत śahtūt |
| Kiswahili | forosadi nyeusi |
| Português | amora, amora-silvestre, silva |
| Français | mûre, mûre sauvage |
| Deutsch | Brombeere |
| Italiano | mora, mora di rovo |
| Ελληνικά | βατόμουρο vatómouro |
| Română | mură |
| Русский | ежеви́ка ježevíka |
| Tiếng Việt | trái ngấy |
| العربية | تُوت العُلَّيْق tūt al-ʕullayq |
| עברית | פֶּטֶל שָׁחֹר pétel shakhór |
noun device (transliterations)
| 한국어 | 블랙베리 beullaekberi |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ブラックベリー burakkuberī |
| 中文 | 黑莓手機 /黑莓手机 hēiméi shǒujī |
| Ελληνικά | Μπλάκ-μπερη Blák-beri |
| Русский | Блэ́кберри Blɛ́kberri |
| العربية | بْلَاك بِيرِي blāk birī, بْلَاك بِيرِي blak berī |
| עברית | בלקברי blaqberi |
Talk about this word "blackberry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/blackberry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. blackberry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/blackberry "blackberry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/blackberry.Cite this
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title = {blackberry},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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