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Rubus flagellaris

Rubus flagellaris

9.9
A wild low bush that grows along the ground and produces edible blackberries
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : mora de los norteños
  • The berries produced by Rubus flagellaris are juicy and delicious when eaten fresh or used in desserts.

Examples

  • Gardeners often plant Rubus flagellaris to attract wildlife and enjoy its edible fruit.

  • Rubus flagellaris can be found growing wild along roadsides and open fields in the eastern United States.

  • Rubus flagellaris is commonly found in the wild.

  • Many people enjoy picking Rubus flagellaris in the summer.

  • Rubus flagellaris produces sweet blackberries that are a favorite among foragers in the summer.

  • When hiking in eastern North America, you might spot Rubus flagellaris thriving along the trail.

  • Children love to pick Rubus flagellaris berries to make jam during family outings.

Synonyms

Northern dewberry
vsRubus flagellaris
  • US
8.6

A low wild plant that makes small black edible berries like blackberries

is the Latin scientific species name for the same plant

Surface Forms

Rubus flagellaris singular
Rubus flagellarii plural

Morphology

Rubus + flagellaris

This is a Latin binomial (a scientific species name) rather than a compositional English phrase; its meaning (a particular dewberry species) is a taxonomic label and not predictable from ordinary English knowledge. The first element 'Rubus' only signals the genus (brambles) and the second element 'flagellaris' is a Latin epithet (not in the learner dictionary), so a B1 learner who knows the listed constituents would not be able to derive the full meaning.

Etymology

Rubus flagellaris comes from Latin words: Rubus means 'bramble' and flagellaris comes from a word for 'whip' because the plant's long, low stems look like little whips. So the name shows a trailing bramble that makes the blackberries we can eat.