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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A cultivated shrub of the genus Rubus fruticosus x idaeus, a cross between the blackberry (R. fruiticosus) and raspberry (R. idaeus).
2. 2
   Its fruit, a large sweet berry.

Example

More examples

"The tayberry is a cultivated cross between a blackberry and a raspberry."

Etymology

From Tay + berry, after the River Tay in Scotland.

Related phrases

rubus fruticosusrubus idaeus

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