salmonberry

noun

salm·​on·​ber·​ry ˈsa-mən-ˌber-ē How to pronounce salmonberry (audio)
: a showy red-flowered raspberry (Rubus spectabilis) of the Pacific coast of North America
also : its edible salmon-colored fruit

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The salmonberry, from the same genus as raspberries and blackberries, has fruits that are composed of a chaotic heap of juicy drupelets that set a table to nourish a whole host of human and nonhuman kin: songbirds, small mammals, and black and grizzly bears. — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 30 Apr. 2021 Alaskan wineries ferment such fruits as the salmonberry. — Elin McCoy, Bloomberg.com, 19 Nov. 2020 When Bourdon turned 3, her uncle took her on a week-long trip to gather salmonberries in the tundra. — Kristina Rizga, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2020 Starflower plants, white yellow violets, and salmonberries are beginning to sprout on the Longmire Trail. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 26 June 2019 See All Example Sentences for salmonberry

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First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of salmonberry was in 1844

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salmonberry

noun
salm·​on·​ber·​ry -ˌber-ē How to pronounce salmonberry (audio)
: a showy red-flowered raspberry of the Pacific coast of North America
also : its edible salmon-colored fruit

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