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blackberry

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Food, Plants
black·ber·ry /ˈblækbəri $ -beri/ noun (plural blackberries) [countable]  blackberry.jpg DFHBPa small black or purple berry from a bush that has thorns (=sharp points) 黑莓5 see picture at 见图 fruit1
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blackberryThe thicket still contained remnants of the raspberry and blackberry patches that always come in right after a clearcut.Their ideas could be expropriated as freely and easily as blackberries from a hedge in summer.Cultivated blackberries are not far removed from their wild parents and do not need much fussy soil preparation.Lot 16, perhaps the best of the series, has intense blackberry flavors with touches of blueberry, coffee and chocolate.This full-bodied, supple red wine offers lovely blackberry and black raspberry fruit and hints of chocolate and herbs.Make sure that all canes of raspberries, blackberries and other fruits are tied in securely to prevent breakage and chafing.This supple shiraz offers ripe blackberry, chocolate and herb flavors with purity and intensity.There used to be such wonderful blackberries!
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Black·Ber·ry /ˈblækberi/ noun [countable] trademark  a piece of wireless (=using electronic signals not wires) electronic equipment that you can hold in your hand. You can use it as a PDA (=small computer that you use to store information such as telephone numbers, addresses, and appointments), as a mobile phone, to send and receive emails and text messages, and to look at the Internet. 黑莓,黑莓手机〔一种智能手机〕
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blackberry
blackberry /ˈblækbəri $ -beri/ noun (plural blackberries) [countable]

a small black or purple berry from a bush that has thorns (=sharp points)


BlackBerry
BlackBerry /ˈblækberi/ noun [countable] trademark
a piece of wireless (=using electronic signals not wires) electronic equipment that you can hold in your hand. You can use it as a PDA (=small computer that you use to store information such as telephone numbers, addresses, and appointments), as a mobile phone, to send and receive emails and TEXTMESSAGEs, and to look at the Internet.


black·berryBrE /ˈblækbəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈblækberi/ 🔊 (
plural
black·berries
)
(BrE also bram·ble) noun
a small soft black fruit that grows on a bush with thorns in gardens/yards or in the countryside. The bush is also called a blackberry/bramble. 黑莓(浆果);黑莓(有刺灌木)blackberry and apple pie黑莓苹果馅饼