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thimbleberry

thimbleberry

9.9
A bush that produces soft red berries like raspberries
  • noun
  • /ˈθɪmbəlˌbɛri/
  • US
translation icon : mora de dedal
  • In summer, the thimbleberry shrub is covered with beautiful pink flowers that attract pollinators.

Examples

  • Also come the thimbleberry, salmonberry, elderberry.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The thimbleberry produces sweet, thimble-shaped fruits that are popular among local wildlife.

  • While hiking, we found a patch of thimbleberry bushes laden with ripe berries, perfect for snacking.

Synonyms

Rubus parviflorus
vsthimbleberry
  • Specialized
9.9

A wild raspberry bush from western North America and Mexico with white flowers and small orange berries shaped like thimbles

is the general common name used for that shrub rather than the Latin name

Surface Forms

thimbleberry singular
thimbleberries plural

Morphology

thimbleberry = thimble + berry (transparent) = thimble + berry

The name is a straightforward compound 'thimble' + 'berry' referring to a berry shaped like a thimble, so the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word thimbleberry comes from thimble and berry: a thimble is a small sewing 'cap', and the fruit is soft and 'thimble-shaped'. So, the name helps you picture the berry's shape and that it grows on a raspberry-like bush.