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

Word History and Origins

Origin of youngberry¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of youngberry¹

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