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boysenberry
(bo̵i′zən ber′ē, bo̵i′sən-)
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noun pl. boysenberries
a large berry, dark red or almost black when ripe, which is a cross of varieties of raspberry, loganberry, and blackberry
Origin: after Rudolph Boysen, U.S. horticulturist who developed it (c. 1935)
See boysenberry in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A prickly bramble of uncertain origin but ultimately derived from a western North American blackberry (Rubus ursinus).
- The edible, dark wine-red to nearly black fruit of this plant, having a taste suggestive of raspberries.
Origin:
Origin: After Rudolph Boysen (died 1950), American botanist
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