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BLAKB-uh-ree/ˈblækbəri/

A blackberry is a small dark purple fruit that grows on a prickly bush. Countable: a blackberry, blackberries. A raspberry is also a bush fruit but is red and softer; a grape grows in a bunch on a vine. Write one word: blackberry. Mix-up: black + berry as two separate words in a list.

Meaning

A small dark purple fruit that grows on a bush.

Examples

• “She picked a blackberry from the bush.”
• “Watch the thorns when you pick a blackberry.”
• “We made a pie with blackberries.”

Good to know

a blackberry / blackberries. One word. Contrast: raspberry (red), grape (vine).

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