tayberry

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noun

A cultivated shrub of the genus Rubus fruticosus x idaeus, a cross between the blackberry (R. fruiticosus) and raspberry (R. idaeus).

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nountayberry (plural tayberries)

plural tayberries

  1. A cultivated shrub of the genus Rubus fruticosus x idaeus, a cross between the blackberry (R. fruiticosus) and raspberry (R. idaeus).
  2. Its fruit, a large sweet berry.

Origin

From Tay + berry, after the River Tay in Scotland.

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Translations

German Taybeere, Brimbeere
  • Taybeerecross between the blackberry and raspberry
  • Brimbeerecross between the blackberry and raspberry
Polish malinojeżyna
  • malinojeżynacross between the blackberry and raspberry
Spanish teyberi, tayberry
  • teybericross between the blackberry and raspberry
  • tayberrycross between the blackberry and raspberry
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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