boysenberry

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More likely blackbery, boysenberry, raspberry and strawberry as they are their "jam" flavors.

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  1. noun A prickly bramble of uncertain origin but ultimately derived from a western North American blackberry (Rubus ursinus).
  2. noun The edible, dark wine-red to nearly black fruit of this plant, having a taste suggestive of raspberries.

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  • The I.T. Guy foolishly supplemented his as-yet-unseen portions with a boysenberry shake ($3.95). —  Boise Weekly
  • Deeply colored, with exotic cardamom, raspberry and boysenberry aromas with a subtle mint note. —  SFGate: Top News Stories
  • It has strangely unfamiliar blueberry-bramble, red currant and coriander spice aromas, and turns dark and bold in the mouth with grilled meat, boysenberry and tar flavors. —  SFGate: Top News Stories
  • I keep a kitchen garden - not because I'm worried about food shortages, but because it reminds me of my mother, whose green thumb filled my childhood backyard with corn, sunflowers, strawberries and boysenberry vines. —  Whole Life Times
  • Then I had to make pancakes for breakfast since mom sent me maple and boysenberry syrup. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
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  1. After Rudolph Boysen (died 1950), American botanist.
 

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