Phrase guide

black raspberry

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Either of two particular species of raspberry that are native to North America; a plant or berry of the species.

Rubus leucodermis

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blackcap raspberry, blue raspberry, whitebark raspberry, blackcap, black cap, black cap raspberry

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: berry

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noun

Meaning 2

Either of two particular species of raspberry that are native to North America; a plant or berry of the species.

Rubus occidentalis

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wild black raspberry, thimbleberry, scotch cap

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: berry

3

noun

Meaning 3

Rubus coreanus, native to Korea, Japan, and China; a plant or berry of the species.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A flavor (of candy, beverage, chewing gum, or dessert) that is inspired by and named for this fruit and is conventionally dyed black or nearly black.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blackcap, blackcap raspberry, thimbleberry, Rubus occidentalis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: raspberry, raspberry bush

History

Etymology

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