Dewberries

/ˈduːbɛriz/ noun

Definition

Plural of dewberry; small dark berries similar to blackberries that grow on low-trailing bramble plants.

Etymology

From dew + berry. Named either for the dew that collects on the berries or because they grow low to the ground where dew accumulates. Common in North America.

Kelly Says

Dewberries are basically blackberries' humble cousins—they grow trailing along the ground instead of upright, and they're slightly sweeter and less cultivated, but practically unknown outside rural areas.

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