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veitchberry|ˈviːtʃbɛrɪ|
[f. Veitch, surname of a family of nurserymen + berry n.1]
A hybrid bramble produced in 1925 by crossing a raspberry and a blackberry; the fruit of this, resembling a large reddish blackberry.
1925Daily News 26 Aug. 3/2 One of the novelties at the Royal Horticultural Society's Show, in Vincent⁓square, W., held yesterday, is the veitchberry—produced from a blackberry and a raspberry. Ibid. (caption) The veitchberry compared with the size of a halfpenny. 1956Good Housek. Home Encycl. (ed. 4) 118/1 Plant..veitchberries and wineberries 6 feet apart. 1980Amat. Gardening 25 Oct. 20/1 Other hybrid berries..include the boysenberry, with large fruits but darker than a Loganberry, the Veitchberry and the Youngberry. |