boysenberry

boy·sen·ber·ry

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boi-zuh n-ber-ee, -suh n-]
- /ˈbɔɪ zənˌbɛr i, -sən-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boi-zuh n-ber-ee, -suh n-]
- /ˈbɔɪ zənˌbɛr i, -sən-/

Definitions of boysenberry word

noun boysenberry a type of bramble: a hybrid of the loganberry and various blackberries and raspberries 3
noun boysenberry the large red edible fruit of this plant 3
noun boysenberry a large berry, dark red or almost black when ripe, which is a cross of varieties of raspberry, loganberry, and blackberry 3
noun plural boysenberry a blackberrylike fruit with a flavor similar to that of raspberries, developed by crossing various plants of the genus Rubus. 1
noun boysenberry A hybrid berry created from crossing blackberry, red raspberry, and loganberry. 0

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Origin of boysenberry

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

1930-35; named after R. Boysen, 20th-century American botanist, who bred it

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boysenberry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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