loganberry

(gən ber′ē)

noun pl. loganberries

  1. a hybrid bramble (Rubus loganobaccus) of the rose family, developed from the blackberry and the red raspberry and extensively grown for its fruit
  2. the highly acid, purplish-red fruit of this shrub

Origin: after Judge J. H. Logan (1841-1928), who developed it (1881)

See loganberry in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A trailing, prickly plant (Rubus ursinus var. loganobaccus) native to Oregon and south to Baja California, cultivated for its acid, edible fruit.
  2. The red fruit of this plant.

Origin:

Origin: After James Harvey Logan (1841-1928), American jurist and horticulturist

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