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/thim"beuhl ber'ee/, n., pl. thimbleberries.any of several American raspberries bearing a thimble-shaped fruit, esp. the black raspberry, Rubus occidentalis.[1780-90, Amer.; THIMBLE + BERRY]
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Thimbleberry — Thim ble*ber ry, n. (Bot.) A kind of black raspberry ({Rubus occidentalis}), common in America. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thimbleberry — ☆ thimbleberry [thim′bəl ber΄ē ] n. pl. thimbleberries BLACK RASPBERRY … English World dictionary
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thimbleberry — noun Date: 1788 any of several American raspberries or blackberries (especially Rubus occidentalis, R. parviflorus, and R. odoratus) having thimble shaped fruit … New Collegiate Dictionary
thimbleberry — noun a) Common name of Rubus parviflorus, a species of Rubus, native to western and northern North America, from Alaska east to Ontario and Minnesota, and south to northern Mexico. b) The fruit of the above plant … Wiktionary
thimbleberry — noun (plural thimbleberries) a North American blackberry or raspberry with thimble shaped fruit. [Rubus odoratus and related species.] … English new terms dictionary
thimbleberry — thim·ble·berry … English syllables
thimbleberry — thim•ble•ber•ry [[t]ˈθɪm bəlˌbɛr i[/t]] n. pl. ries pln black raspberry … From formal English to slang
thimbleberry — noun 1. raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble shaped fruit • Syn: ↑black raspberry, ↑blackcap, ↑blackcap raspberry, ↑Rubus occidentalis • Hypernyms: ↑raspberry, ↑raspberry bush … Useful english dictionary
