blackberry

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
  2. noun bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle
  3. verb pick or gather blackberries

Etymology

From Middle English blakberie, blakeberie (“brambleberry”), from Old English blacu berġe, blæcberġe (attested in plural blaca berġan, equivalent to black + berry.

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