Rubus
1
8.5
- proper noun
- Specialized
:
Rubus
- She decided to plant Rubus in her backyard to attract more wildlife with its delicious fruits.
Examples
-
The wild patch of Rubus in our garden produces the sweetest blackberries each summer.
-
The flavor originates from Rubus leucodermis, more commonly known as the "Whitebark Raspberry" or "Blue Raspberry" for the blue-black color of its fruit.
Blog text (16) -
Raspberry smoothies are made from fresh Rubus berries picked right off the vine.
Compounds
- Specialized
A wild low bush that grows along the ground and produces edible blackberries
- New Zealand
A trailing shrub from New Zealand with thick stems that grows over other plants
- Specialized
A low bush that makes small edible dark berries and has stems that trail on the ground
- Specialized
A raspberry plant from Europe and northern Asia that produces edible red or orange fruit
- Specialized
A small European wild plant that grows along the ground and makes small red berries
- Specialized
A large raspberry bush from western North America with pinkish orange berries
- Specialized
A wild berry plant like a blackberry that grows in southern North America
- Specialized
A North American raspberry plant that makes small sweet red fruits you can eat
- Specialized
A wild bush from western North America that makes red edible berries called loganberries
- Specialized
A type of raspberry plant from eastern North America with small black fruit shaped like thimbles
- Specialized
A bush from eastern North America with purple flowers and red to orange cup-shaped fruit
- Specialized
A red berry bush like a raspberry, grown for eating and jam
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rubus comes from the Latin word rubus, which means 'bramble' or 'blackberry bush'. So Rubus is the scientific name for the group of thorny, flowering plants that give us raspberries and blackberries.