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单词 blackberry
释义 blackberry
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ — see berry\ noun
Etymology: Middle English blakberie, from Old English blæcberie, from blæc black + berie berry — more at black, berry
1.
 a. : any of various usually black or dark purple juicy but seedy and sweet to somewhat bitter edible berries that technically are aggregate fruits consisting of numerous small drupes crowded upon a fleshy receptacle to which, unlike those of the closely related raspberries, they usually adhere even when fully ripe
 b. : any of various trailing or erect usually prickly brambles of the genus Rubus that bear blackberries, are usually considered to constitute a distinct subgenus, readily form complex hybrids, and include numerous forms cultivated for their fruits
2. : any of various plants or their black or dark berrylike fruits: as
 a. : whortleberry 1
 b. : black currant
 c. : crowberry 1a
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
: to pick blackberries — usually used in the form blackberrying
 < they went blackberrying >
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