black raspberry
English
[edit]
Noun
[edit]black raspberry (plural black raspberries)
- A plant belonging to either of two closely related species, Rubus leucodermis or Rubus occidentalis, both native to North America.
- Rubus coreanus, native to Korea, Japan, and China
- The fruit of any of these species.
- A flavor (of candy, beverage, chewing gum, or dessert) that is inspired by and named for this fruit and is conventionally dyed black or nearly black.
- Coordinate terms: blue raspberry, red raspberry
Synonyms
[edit]- (Rubus leucodermis): blackcap raspberry, whitebark raspberry, blue raspberry
- (Rubus occidentalis): wild black raspberry, black caps, black cap raspberry, thimbleberry, scotch cap