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raspberry

raspberry

64 1.0
A small soft red fruit that grows on a bush
  • noun
  • /ˈræzˌbɛri/
translation icon : frambuesa
  • After about an hour, Amy cut the traditional raspberry-filled chocolate birthday cake and made a short speech.
  • blackberries and raspberries
  • strawberries and raspberries
  • blueberries and raspberries

On the snippy sniff, I get a little black Raspberry, clearly some pepper.

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Examples

  • A half-mile of throat-high raspberry brambles marks a likely bear haven.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Hey, have you ever eaten a raspberry?

  • The Pacific Northwest is the largest red raspberry production area in the world.

    Academic text (1994)
  • I know that Lou likes toast with raspberry jam and coffee with cream.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Jed looked on as Temple reached for a dimpled raspberry hidden deep within the bush.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • For dessert, I enjoyed a bowl of fresh raspberry topped with whipped cream.

  • The smoothie was made with banana and raspberry, creating a deliciously fruity flavor.

  • She picked some sweet raspberries from the bush in her backyard.

Synonyms

red raspberry
vsraspberry
1 2.7

A bush or its small soft red fruit that people eat

is the general name for that fruit and bush in any color
wild raspberry
vsraspberry
1 2.3

A plant that grows naturally and makes small red or orange berries you can eat

is the everyday name used for both wild and cultivated forms
raspberry bush
vsraspberry
1 2.3

A woody bush that grows small edible berries on prickly stems

also names the fruit as well as the bush but focuses on the plant
black raspberry
vsraspberry
  • US
1 2.7

A small black fruit with many little round parts that you can eat

is the general fruit and bush term that includes black varieties
Rubus idaeus
vsraspberry
  • Specialized
7.3

A raspberry plant from Europe and northern Asia that produces edible red or orange fruit

is the broad common name covering many related species and colors
European raspberry
vsraspberry
  • UK
2.5

A bush from Europe that makes red or orange berries you can eat

is the general term used for that shrub type across regions
Rubus strigosus
vsraspberry
  • Specialized
9.6

A North American raspberry plant that makes sweet red berries

is the wider name that includes this and other related species
Rubus idaeus strigosus
vsraspberry
  • Specialized
9.9

A North American raspberry plant that makes small sweet red fruits you can eat

covers such varieties as part of the common fruit and bush group
American raspberry
vsraspberry
  • US
3.7

A bush native to North America that produces small red berries you can eat

is the general label for these plants and their fruit everywhere
Rubus occidentalis
vsraspberry
  • Specialized
9.9

A type of raspberry plant from eastern North America with small black fruit shaped like thimbles

is the broader common name covering this species among others
Rubus phoenicolasius
vsraspberry
  • Specialized
9.9

A small bush from China and Japan with bright red sour berries

is the inclusive name for related edible fruits and bushes
wineberry
vsraspberry
  • US
8.4

A small bush with red berries like raspberries that people eat or make into jam

is the general food and plant name not tied to wine use
flowering raspberry
vsraspberry
  • US
7.9

A bush with bright pink or purple flowers and small red fruit like a tiny cup

is the common name focusing on the edible fruit or bush overall
8.9

A small bush with purple flowers and red fruit you can eat

is the general fruit or bush term regardless of flower display

Compounds

A bush or its small soft red fruit that people eat

1 2.7

A small black fruit with many little round parts that you can eat

A woody bush that grows small edible berries on prickly stems

A plant that grows naturally and makes small red or orange berries you can eat

A bush that makes small black, thimble-shaped fruits people eat or turn into jam

A bush native to North America that produces small red berries you can eat

A bush from Europe that makes red or orange berries you can eat

A bush with bright pink or purple flowers and small red fruit like a tiny cup

A small bush with purple flowers and red fruit you can eat

A sweet sauce made from raspberries used as a topping for desserts

A sweet alcoholic drink flavored with raspberries

A deep red color like fresh raspberries

How Ripe

overripe
7 3.0
raspberry
64 1.0
green
67 2.1

Surface Forms

raspberry singular
raspberries plural

Morphology

raspberry = rasp + berry (semi-transparent) = rasp + berry

The element 'berry' clearly marks a type of fruit, but the element 'rasp' does not transparently indicate the fruit's properties to an average learner.

Etymology

Raspberry comes from older European words that joined rasp (an old name for the fruit) and berry 'small fruit', so the word simply names this small, soft fruit.