noun, plural black·ber·ries.
- the fruit, black or very dark purple when ripe, of certain species of the genus Rubus.
- the plant itself.
Trademark.
- a brand of smartphone optimized for wireless email.
noun plural -ries
- Also called: bramble any of several woody plants of the rosaceous genus Rubus, esp R. fruticosus, that have thorny stems and black or purple glossy edible berry-like fruits (drupelets)
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- the fruit of any of these plants
- (as modifier)blackberry jam
- blackberry lily an ornamental Chinese iridaceous plant, Belamcanda chinensis, that has red-spotted orange flowers and clusters of black seeds that resemble blackberries
verb -ries, -rying or -ried
- (intr) to gather blackberries
noun
- trademark a hand-held device for sending and receiving e-mail
early 12c., from Old English blaceberian, from black (adj.) + berry. Also in Old English as bremelberie, bremelæppel (from bramble). The wireless handheld device of the same name introduced 1999.