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youngberry

American  
[yuhng-ber-ee, -buh-ree] / ˈyʌŋˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun

Horticulture.

PLURAL

youngberries

  1. a blackberry that is a cultivated variety of Rubus ursinus of the southwestern U.S.

youngberry British  
/ -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

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Etymology

Origin of youngberry

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

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