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