loganberry
/ˈləʊɡ(ə)nˌb(ə)ri
/ /ˈləʊɡ(ə)nˌbɛri/noun (plural loganberries)
1An edible dull-red soft fruit, considered to be a hybrid of a raspberry and an American dewberry.You could also add raspberries, loganberries, blueberries, tayberries and blackberries....
- Blackberries and raspberries are often crossed to give varieties such as the loganberry and tayberry.
- When the currants start to burst and flood the pan with colour, tip in the loganberries or raspberries.
2The scrambling blackberry-like plant which bears the loganberry.
- Rubus loganobaccus, family Rosaceae.
- If loganberries and raspberries have not yet been cut down and the new canes tied in, do this now.
- Bearing this in mind, garden blackberries - and indeed tayberries and loganberries - must be cut back annually for ease of picking and to keep growth within bounds.
Origin
Late 19th century: from the name of John H. Logan (1841–1928), American horticulturalist, + berry.
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