n.
Pronunciation: ' rü-b ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural rubus
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, blackberry
Date: 15th century
: any of a genus ( Rubus ) of plants (as a blackberry or a raspberry) of the rose family with leaves that typically have three to seven leaflets or that are simple and lobed, white or pink flowers, usually prickly stems, and a mass of carpels ripening into an aggregate fruit composed of many drupelets