boysenberry

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/ˈbɔɪzn̩ˌbɛɹi/

noun

A hybrid berry created from crossing blackberry, red raspberry, and loganberry.

Similar
boysenberry bush
UncommonScrabble 21

Meanings

nounboysenberry (plural boysenberries)

plural boysenberries

  1. A hybrid berry created from crossing blackberry, red raspberry, and loganberry.

    Like all caneberries, boysenberries are an etaerio or aggregate fruit containing several drupelets.

    2012 July 19, “Rubus Diversity and Obscurity…Batology!”, in The Fruit Nut, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2020
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    As mesmerizing as it is to watch Kristen Kish whip up bacon and cinnamon waffles with boysenberry and strawberry jam, imagine playing poker with Hosea Rosenberg.

    2014 September 11, Pam Grout, “Really? 10 unexpected cruise activities”, in CNN, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2025

    Here’s a grocery list of foods Chestnut has eaten competitively, drawn from his Major League Eating bio: apple pie, asparagus, boysenberry pie, brats, burritos, chicken spiedies (a kind of sandwich), chicken wings, chili, corned beef sandwiches, eggs, fish tacos, funnel cake, grilled cheese sandwiches, gyoza, Krystal hamburgers, horseshoe sandwiches, hot dogs, ice cream, jalapeno poppers, kolaches, pastrami sandwiches, Philly cheesesteaks, pierogi, pizza, pork ribs, pulled pork, poutine, salt potatoes, shrimp, tacos, tamales, turkey and Twinkies.

    2015 July 2, Michael Pearson, “6 things to know about hot dog king Joey Chestnut”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2016

    The girl looked over at him. “This one says it tastes like papaya-mango-boysenberry-mint. Is that a good thing?” “Totally,” said Michael. “Boysenberry sounds kind of weird but nice, huh?”

    2017, James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein, Pottymouth and Stoopid, page 135
  2. A colour of the purple colour spectrum, based on the boysenberry's colour.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries

Similar
boysenberry bush
Broader
western blackberrywestern dewberryRubus ursinus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Boysen + berry, named after its creator Rudolph Boysen.

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Translations

Finnish boysenmarja
  • boysenmarjaberry
French mûre de Boysen, mûre de Boysen
  • mûre de Boysenberry
  • mûre de Boysenfruit colour
  • couleur de mûre de Boysenfruit colour
German Boysenbeere, Boysenbes
  • Boysenbeereberry
  • Boysenbesfruit colour
  • Boysenbesnfarbefruit colour
Japanese ボイセンベリー
  • ボイセンベリー (boisenberī)berry
Polish boysenberry, koloru boysenberry
  • boysenberryberry
  • koloru boysenberryfruit colour
Portuguese amora de Boysen, baga de Boysen
  • amora de Boysenberry
  • baga de Boysenberry
  • fruto de Boysenberry
  • grão de Boysenberry
  • amora de Boysenfruit colour
  • baga de Boysenfruit colour
  • fruto de Boysenfruit colour
  • grão de Boysenfruit colour
  • cor da amora de Boysenfruit colour
  • cor da baga de Boysenfruit colour
  • cor de boysenberryfruit colour
  • cor do fruto de Boysenfruit colour
Russian бо́йзенова я́года
  • бо́йзенова я́года (bójzɛnova jágoda)berry
Spanish boysenberry, boysena
  • boysenberryberry
  • boysenaberry
  • boysenberiberry
  • zarza boysenberry
  • zarza de boysenberry
  • zarza de Bosenfruit colour
  • color de zarza de Bosenfruit colour
Swedish boysenbär
  • boysenbärberry

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with boysenberry

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Cite this entry
APA

boysenberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boysenberry

MLA

“boysenberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boysenberry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boysenberry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boysenberry.

Source: boysenberry on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.