Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of rosaceous plants, constituting the tribe Rubeæ.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Bot.) A genus of rosaceous plants, including the raspberry and blackberry.

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the tribe Rubeae — the brambles including the raspberry and blackberry.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun large genus of brambles bearing berries

Etymologies

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From Latin rubus ("bramble, blackberry bush")

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