blackberry

• Nom masculin ou féminin désignant le fruit comestible, sucré, de couleur violet foncé à noir, issu de la ronce (genre Rubus), formé de nombreuses petites drupes.

A noun referring to a sweet, dark purple or black edible fruit that grows on thorny bushes (brambles) of the genus Rubus, typically composed of many small drupelets.

1. Edible fruitA2formal

   A large, sweet, dark purple or black fruit that grows on thorny bushes (brambles) of the genus Rubus.

   mûre (fruit)

   • She picked fresh blackberries from the garden.
   • Blackberries are delicious in pies and jams.
   • The children ate blackberries straight from the bush.

   Synonymesbramble

2. Bramble bushB1formal

   A thorny shrub that produces blackberries, often growing wild in hedges and woodlands.

   Ronce commune

   • The blackberry bush had sharp thorns.
   • He got scratched while trying to reach the blackberries.
   • Blackberry plants can spread quickly in the wild.

   Synonymesbramble

• Verbe signifiant envoyer un message ou un courriel à l'aide d'un appareil BlackBerry, ou cueillir des mûres.

A verb meaning to send a message or email using a BlackBerry device, or to pick blackberries.

1. Gather blackberriesB1informal

   To pick or collect blackberries from bushes.

   Cueillir des mûres

   • We went blackberrying in the countryside last weekend.
   • She loves to blackberry in the late summer.
   • They spent the afternoon blackberrying along the hedgerows.