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boysenberry

noun boy·sen·ber·ry \ˈbi-zən-ˌber-ē, -be-rē, -sən-, -zəm-\

: a large reddish-black berry that has the flavor of a raspberry

Full Definition of BOYSENBERRY

:  a large reddish black fruit with a raspberry flavor; also :  the trailing hybrid bramble yielding this fruit and developed by crossing several blackberries and raspberries
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Origin of BOYSENBERRY

Rudolph Boysen †1950 American horticulturist + English berry
First Known Use: 1935

Rhymes with BOYSENBERRY

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