2. a large raspberry-flavored bramble fruit; a cross between blackberries and raspberries. [WordNet 1.5] ||
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
boysenberry — 1935, developed early 1900s by California botanist Rudolf Boysen (1895 1950) and named for him … Etymology dictionary
boysenberry — ► NOUN (pl. boysenberries) ▪ a large red edible blackberry like fruit. ORIGIN named after the American horticulturalist Robert Boysen (died 1950) … English terms dictionary
boysenberry — ☆ boysenberry [boi′zən ber΄ē, boi′sənber΄ē ] n. pl. boysenberries [after Rudolph Boysen, U.S. horticulturist who developed it ( c. 1935)] a large berry, dark red or almost black when ripe, which is a cross of varieties of raspberry, loganberry,… … English World dictionary
Boysenberry — Taxobox name = Rubus ursinus x idaeus cite web url = http://www.oregon berries.com/common/docs/datasheets/PROC BOYSEN.pdf title = Boysenberry Characteristics accessdate = 2008 09 13 work = Oregon Raspberry and Blackberry Commission ] regnum =… … Wikipedia
boysenberry — /boy zeuhn ber ee, seuhn /, n., pl. boysenberries. a blackberrylike fruit with a flavor similar to that of raspberries, developed by crossing various plants of the genus Rubus. [1930 35; named after R. Boysen, 20th century American botanist, who… … Universalium
boysenberry — ilgavaisė gervuogė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erškėtinių šeimos vaisinis kultūrinis augalas (Rubus loganobaccus). atitikmenys: lot. Rubus loganobaccus; Rubus ursinus var. loganobaccus angl. boysenberry; loganberry; tayberry ryšiai:… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
boysenberry bush — noun cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries • Syn: ↑boysenberry • Hypernyms: ↑western blackberry, ↑western dewberry, ↑Rubus ursinus • Part Meronyms: ↑boysenberry … Useful english dictionary
boysenberry — noun Etymology: Rudolph Boysen died 1950 American horticulturist + English berry Date: 1935 a large reddish black fruit with a raspberry flavor; also the trailing hybrid bramble yielding this fruit and developed by crossing several black … New Collegiate Dictionary
boysenberry — noun A hybrid berry created from crossing a blackberry, red raspberry and a loganberry. They are slightly larger than blackberries and have a red purple hue … Wiktionary
boysenberry — … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
