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youngberry

[ yuhng-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

noun

, Horticulture.
, plural young·ber·ries.
  1. a blackberry that is a cultivated variety of Rubus ursinus of the southwestern U.S.


youngberry

/ -brɪ; ˈjʌŋbərɪ /

noun

  1. a trailing bramble of the southwestern US that is a hybrid of a blackberry and dewberry with large sweet dark purple fruits
  2. the fruit of this plant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of youngberry1

1930–35; named after B. M. Young, U.S. hybridizer, who developed it c1900
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Word History and Origins

Origin of youngberry1

C20: named after B. M. Young, US fruit-grower who was first to cultivate it (circa 1900)

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