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