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loganberry
(loʊgənbəri, US -beri)
Word forms: plural loganberries
countable noun
A loganberry is a purplish red fruit that is similar to a raspberry.
loganberry in British English
(ˈləʊɡənbərɪ, -brɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -ries
1.
a trailing prickly hybrid rosaceous plant, Rubus loganobaccus, cultivated for its edible fruit: probably a hybrid between an American blackberry and a raspberry
2.
a.
the purplish-red acid fruit of this plant
b.
(as modifier)
loganberry pie
Word origin
C19: named after James H. Logan (1841–1928), American judge and horticulturist who first grew it (1881)loganberry in American English
(ˈloʊgənˌbɛri)
US
nounWord forms: plural ˈloganˌberries
1.
a hybrid bramble (Rubus loganobaccus) of the rose family, developed from the blackberry and the red raspberry and extensively grown for its fruit
2.
the highly acid, purplish-red fruit of this shrub
Word origin
after Judge J. H. Logan (1841-1928), who developed it (1881)Image ofloganberry
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