DEWBERRY


Meaning of DEWBERRY in English

n.

Any blackberry (genus Rubus ) that is so lacking in woody fibre in the stems that it trails along the ground.

In the eastern and southern U.S., several trailing native species of Rubus , especially R. flagellaris , R. baileyanus , R. hispidus , R. enslenii , and R. trivialis , produce excellent fruits. Some varieties, especially Lucretia, are cultivated.

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