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boysenberry

[ boi-zuhn-ber-ee, -suhn- ]

noun

plural boysenberries.
  1. a blackberrylike fruit with a flavor similar to that of raspberries, developed by crossing various plants of the genus Rubus.


boysenberry

/ ˈɔɪəԲəɪ /

noun

  1. a type of bramble: a hybrid of the loganberry and various blackberries and raspberries
  2. the large red edible fruit of this plant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of boysenberry1

1930–35; named after R. Boysen, 20th-century American botanist, who bred it
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of boysenberry1

C20: named after Rudolph Boysen , American botanist who developed it
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Black cassis, boysenberry, lavender, guava, honeysuckle, persimmon, moss, leather, limestone … all of those descriptors showed up in customer reviews about just one merlot on the wine app Vivino.

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Tight at first, a little funky when the screw cap is untwisted, this wine soon revels in its freedom and reveals juicy blackberry, boysenberry, cherry and raspberry flavors.

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This juicy wine bursts with Bing cherry and boysenberry flavors, accented with that wonderful perfume when you rub a bundle of herbs in your hands.

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This beauty has the dark cherry and boysenberry flavors with cola spice and wild herbs that says Santa Barbara County to me.

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By the next evening, the wine had exploded into a joyful profusion of strawberry, raspberry, boysenberry and wild herb aromas and flavors.

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