Definitions

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  • noun A cultivated shrub of the genus Rubus fruticosus x idaeus, a cross between the blackberry (R. fruticosus) and raspberry (R idaeus).
  • noun Its fruit, a large sweet berry.

Etymologies

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Tay +‎ berry, after the River Tay in Scotland.

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Examples

  • Red currant jelly, red raspberry, blueberry, red raspberry with rose water, red raspberry and strawberry, Skagit strawberries with pomegranate, blueberry, blackberry and strawberry, tayberry and nectarberry jams.

    Viv Cooks! 2006

  • Serious caneberry cultivation probably began around 1500, and a number of blackberry-raspberry hybrids have been created, including boysenberry, loganberry, youngberry, and tayberry from American species, the Bedford giant from European species.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Serious caneberry cultivation probably began around 1500, and a number of blackberry-raspberry hybrids have been created, including boysenberry, loganberry, youngberry, and tayberry from American species, the Bedford giant from European species.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • On another visit the blueberry and tayberry cobbler $9 seemed better, a crunchy oat-macadamia nut crust topping a small ramekin of molten fruit, with a generous scoop of duck egg vanilla ice cream melting over the top.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Michael Bauer 2011

  • Growing tayberry canes is the easiest and simplest way to get it started in your yard or garden.

    Gardening Tips 'n' Ideas Stuart 2010

  • When you're ready to start planting your tayberry canes, trim the canes down to around 10 inches.

    Gardening Tips 'n' Ideas Stuart 2010

  • Local berries, gourmet-style, hands-on with Joel Garmoran, 6: 30 to 9 p.m. July 21, $50, limited to 18 students; strawberry gremolata; gooseberry panzanella salad; fresh berry chicories; wild blackberry flinstone ribs; the best polenta; raspberry shortcake with whipped mascarpone; vanilla tayberry jam.

    HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News 2010

  • This reminds me of any English ale though with very little bitterness and instead it has a tarness from the tayberry.

    Irish Blogs The Tale of the Ale 2010

  • Growing tayberry canes is a project that should be started in the autumn, when the soil is still warm, but there's a period of cold weather ahead.

    Gardening Tips 'n' Ideas Stuart 2010

  • Actually, it was preserves because we didn't use any pectin: raspberry and tayberry.

    Lelo in Nopo 2008

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