noun
blackberry
BLAK-buh-ree
noun
1
A thorny shrub that produces small, dark, edible berries made up of tiny clustered segments.
"We planted a blackberry bush along the back fence."
2
The dark, sweet-tart berry produced by this shrub.
"She picked a handful of ripe blackberries from the hedge."
"The pie was full of fresh blackberries."
verb
1
To go out and gather blackberries.
"They spent the afternoon blackberrying along the country lane."
How to Use Blackberry
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA dark, clustered berry, or the prickly bush it grows on.
Common mistake
Capitalized "BlackBerry" refers to the old smartphone brand, not the fruit.
Common pairings
blackberry bush
blackberry jam
wild blackberries
Word Forms
blackberried past tense, BlackBerried past tense, blackberries plural, BlackBerrys plural, BlackBerries plural, blackberries singular, BlackBerries singular
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Etymology
From Old English blæcberġe, a straightforward combination of black and berry.