thimbleberry

Definition of Thimbleberry in English :

shrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped fruit

white-flowered raspberry of western North America and northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berries

raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Thimbleberry

noun plural -ries

1.

any North American raspberry, esp Rubus occidentalis, R. parviflorus, and R. odoratus, producing thimble-shaped berries

2.

the berry from the Rubus occidentalis, R. parviflorus, or R. odoratus

nounWord forms: plural ˈthimbleˌberries

black raspberry

n.

1. Any of several raspberries, especially Rubus parviflorus of western North America, having edible, thimble-shaped, usually red aggregate fruit.

2. The fruit of any of these plants.