BlackBerry

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈblækbəri/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈblækˌbɛri, -bəri/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(blakber′ē, -bə rē)


Inflections of 'blackberry' (n): npl: blackberries

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
BlackBerry, Blackberry n
  1. trademark a brand of smartphone
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
black•ber•ry /ˈblækˌbɛri, -bəri/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ries. 
  1. Plant Biologythe black or dark purple fruit of certain plants of the rose family.
  2. Plant Biologya plant bearing blackberries.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
black•ber•ry  (blakber′ē, -bə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. 
  1. Plant Biologythe fruit, black or very dark purple when ripe, of certain species of the genus Rubus.
  2. Plant Biologythe plant itself.
  • Middle English blakeberie, Old English blaceberie. See black, berry bef. 1000
blackberry•like′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
blackberry /ˈblækbərɪ/ n ( pl -ries)
  1. Also called: bramble any of several woody plants of the rosaceous genus Rubus, esp R. fruticosus, that have thorny stems and black or purple glossy edible berry-like fruits (drupelets)
vb ( -ries, -rying, -ried)
  1. (intransitive) to gather blackberries
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