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swamp blackberry

swamp blackberry

6.7
A low spiny bush that grows in wet ground and has small black berries you can eat
  • noun
  • /swɑmp ˈblækˌbɛrɪ/
  • US
translation icon : mora de pantano
  • The swamp blackberry thrives in wet, acidic soils throughout the eastern United States.

Examples

  • In late summer, the swamp blackberry bushes are filled with ripe fruit ready for picking.

  • Birds are often attracted to the fruit of the swamp blackberry during late summer.

  • Researchers studied the impact of climate change on swamp blackberry populations in forested wetlands.

  • The swamp blackberry is delicious in pies.

  • I found some swamp blackberries in the woods.

  • The swamp blackberry produces sweet, small berries that are popular among foragers.

  • Wildlife frequently visits the swamp blackberry shrub to eat its nutritious black berries.

Synonyms

Rubus hispidus
vsswamp blackberry
  • Specialized
9.9

A low bush from eastern North America that makes small dark berries

is the common everyday name used for that plant
swamp dewberry
vsswamp blackberry
  • Specialized
9.9

A bristly trailing plant with small black berries like a blackberry that grows in wet places

grows as a low upright shrub rather than trailing along the ground

Surface Forms

swamp blackberry singular
swamp blackberries plural

Morphology

swamp + blackberry

The meaning is directly compositional: 'swamp' specifies the habitat and 'blackberry' names the plant/fruit, so a B1 learner knowing both words can infer it refers to a blackberry that grows in swampy areas (or the low-growing shrub). This follows a common noun‑noun compounding pattern in English and is therefore immediately understandable from its parts.

Etymology

Swamp blackberry comes from a simple picture: a blackberry that grows in a swamp. It is a low, thorny bush with small black, edible berries that like wet ground, so the name means 'a blackberry that lives in wet places'.