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olallieberry

noun olal·lie·ber·ry \ˈō-lə-lē-ˌber-ē\

Definition of OLALLIEBERRY

:  a blackish berry that is a hybrid of a loganberry and youngberry, resembles an elongated blackberry, and is grown chiefly along the western United States coast
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Origin of OLALLIEBERRY

Chinook jargon olallie berry, probably from Lower Chinook úlali camas patch, from ú-lalχ camas + -iχ, deictic suffix
First Known Use: 1968

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