brambleberryn.
/ˈbramb(ə)lˌbɛri/ The ‘berry’ or fruit of the bramble: a blackberry.
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blackberryOE
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brier-berry1626
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > edible berries > blackberry
blackberryOE
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bramberry1599
brier-berry1626
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c1000 Sax. Leechd. III. 8 Drince seoca of bræmel berian gewrungene oft.
1655 T. Moffett & C. Bennet Healths Improvem. xxiii. 217 Bramble-berries, or Black-berries..are..nourishing to a weak stomach.
1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Flux The Powder of Snails burnt with the Powder of Bramble-berries.
1852 Gardeners' Chron. 54 In Scotland [and north of England] black currants are called ‘Blackberries’, and the fruit of Rubus fruticosus is called ‘Bramble-berries’.
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