Nessberry

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A cross between a dewberry and a red raspberry.
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of nessberry. alt-of

    "Among 442 seedlings obtained by crossing Nessberries with other varieties there were some which did not possess the objectionable adherent calyx."

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"Among 442 seedlings obtained by crossing Nessberries with other varieties there were some which did not possess the objectionable adherent calyx."

Etymology

From Ness + berry, after the Norwegian-American botanist Helge Ness (1861–1928), who produced it in 1921.

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