western blackberry
- noun
- /ˈwɛstərn ˈblækˌbɛrɪ/
- US
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mora del oeste
- The western blackberry thrives along the Pacific coast and produces sweet, juicy fruit.
Examples
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We picked baskets full of western blackberries during our summer hike.
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The pie was filled with fresh western blackberry compote, making it a regional favorite.
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I picked some western blackberries from the bush.
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The western blackberry is delicious and sweet.
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The western blackberry is often used in jams and desserts due to its rich flavor.
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On our hike, we stumbled upon a patch of western blackberries that were bursting with ripeness.
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The western blackberry plant grows well in sunny areas and prefers well-drained soil.
Synonyms
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1.0
A large sweet black fruit made of many small round parts
A North American blackberry plant with small black edible berries
A wild blackberry bush with long black fruit that grows in western North America
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'western' (from the west) simply modifies 'blackberry' (the fruit), so a learner will infer a blackberry originating in or characteristic of the west (e.g., a western species). This adjective+noun pattern is common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the meaning.
Etymology
Western blackberry is a simple place-and-description name: people called the dark fruit a blackberry and added western because it grows in the western parts of North America. So the name just tells you it is a 'type of blackberry' from the 'west'.