Dewberry \Dew"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of certain species of bramble (Rubus); in
England, the fruit of R. c[ae]sius, which has a
glaucous bloom; in America, that of R. canadensis and
R. hispidus, species of low blackberries. (b) The plant which bears the fruit.
Feed him with apricots and dewberries. --Shak.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |