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youngberry

youngberry

6.5
A dark red or purple berry made by crossing a blackberry with a dewberry, often used in jams and pies
  • noun
  • /ˈjʌŋˌbɛri/
  • US
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  • I tried youngberry jam for the first time and loved its sweet, tangy flavor.

Examples

  • The farmer grows youngberries alongside raspberries and blackberries on his land.

  • She made a delicious pie with fresh youngberry filling.

  • I love eating youngberries in the summer.

  • The youngberry pie was delicious!

  • I made a delicious pie using fresh youngberries picked from the garden.

  • We enjoyed a bowl of yogurt topped with sweet youngberries and granola.

  • The bakery featured a special youngberry tart that was popular among customers.

Synonyms

berry
vsyoungberry
41 1.0

A small juicy fruit used in desserts and jams

is a specific hybrid fruit made from blackberry and dewberry more specific

Surface Forms

youngberry singular
youngberries plural

Morphology

youngberry = young + berry (semi-transparent) = young + berry

Formally a compound of 'young' + 'berry' and thus identifies a type of berry, but the name derives from a breeder (Young) rather than indicating the fruit is 'young', so the adjective does not transparently contribute a descriptive meaning.

Etymology

Youngberry names a dark red or purple berry that is a cross of blackberry and dewberry. A helpful way to remember the name is to see it as young + berry, like boysenberry or loganberry, meaning a 'person's berry', so youngberry refers to that particular fruit often used in pies and jams.