black raspberry

1. A prickly eastern North American shrub (Rubus occidentalis) having an aggregate, edible, juicy, purple-black fruit. Also called blackcap.
2. The fruit of this plant.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit
  Synonyms: blackcap, blackcap raspberry, thimbleberry, Rubus occidentalis

Black raspberry is a common name for two closely related species of the genus Rubus:

• Rubus leucodermis, native to western North America
• Rubus occidentalis, native to eastern North America

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