black raspberry

black raspberry (plural black raspberries)

Ripening fruit of Rubus occidentalis, a species of black raspberry

1. A plant belonging to either of two closely related species, Rubus leucodermis or Rubus occidentalis, both native to North America.
2. Rubus coreanus, native to Korea, Japan, and China
3. The fruit of any of these species.
4. A flavor (of candy, beverage, chewing gum, or dessert) that is inspired by and named for this fruit and is conventionally dyed black or nearly black.

   Coordinate terms: blue raspberry, red raspberry

• (Rubus leucodermis): blackcap raspberry, whitebark raspberry, blue raspberry
• (Rubus occidentalis): wild black raspberry, black caps, black cap raspberry, thimbleberry, scotch cap