dewberry

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UK/ˈdjuː.b(ə.)ɹi/UK/ˈd͡ʒuː.b(ə.)ɹi/Canada, US/ˈduˌbɛɹ.i/Australia/ˈd͡ʒʉː.b(ə.)ɹi/

noun

European dewberry, Rubus caesius.

Similar
dewberry bushrunning blackberry
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Meanings

dewberry1

noundewberry (plural dewberries)

plural dewberries

  1. Small brambles of the genus Rubus which have stems that trail along the ground.
    1. European dewberry, Rubus caesius.
    2. American dewberry, species of Rubus sect. Flagellares
  2. The purple to black berries of these plants.

Dewberry2

proper nounDewberry (countable and uncountable, plural Dewberrys)

plural Dewberrys

  1. countableuncountableA village in Alberta, Canada.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Ripley County, Indiana, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America

Similar
dewberry bushrunning blackberry
Broader
blackberryblackberry bush

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From dew + berry.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἐρίφιον
  • ἐρίφιον (eríphion)Rubus caesius
Bulgarian полска къпина
  • полска къпина (polska kăpina)Rubus caesius
Catalan romegueró
  • romegueróRubus caesius
Danish korbær
  • korbærRubus caesius
Dutch dauwbraam
  • dauwbraamRubus caesius
Estonian põldmurakas
  • põldmurakasRubus caesius
Finnish sinivatukka
  • sinivatukkaRubus caesius
German Kratzbeere, Ackerbeere
  • KratzbeereRubus caesius
  • AckerbeereRubus caesius
  • BockbeereRubus caesius
Norwegian blåbringebær
  • blåbringebærRubus caesius
Polish jeżyna popielica, popielica
  • jeżyna popielicaRubus caesius
  • popielicaRubus caesius
  • jeżyna sinojagodowaRubus caesius
Russian ежеви́ка си́зая
  • ежеви́ка си́зая (ježevíka sízaja)Rubus caesius
Spanish zarza pajarera, duberi
  • zarza pajareraRubus caesius
  • duberiRubus caesius
  • dewberryRubus caesius
Swedish blåhallon
  • blåhallonRubus caesius
Turkish böğürtlen, bük
  • böğürtlenRubus caesius
  • bükRubus caesius
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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