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boysenberry
CIDE DICTIONARY
boysenberry, n.
- a cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a raspberrylike flavor. [WordNet 1.5]
- a large raspberry-flavored bramble fruit; a cross between blackberries and raspberries. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
boysenberry, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a hybrid of several species of bramble.
2 the large red edible fruit of this plant.
1 a hybrid of several species of bramble.
2 the large red edible fruit of this plant.
Etymology
R. Boysen, 20th-c. Amer. horticulturalist
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