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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

R'ASPBERRY, n. [from rasp, so named from the roughness of the brambles.]
The fruit of a bramble or species of rubus; a berry growing on a prickly plant; as the black raspberry; the red and the white raspberry.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries [syn: raspberry, raspberry bush]
2: red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries
3: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: English dialect rasp raspberry + English berry Date: circa 1616 1. a. any of various usually black or red edible berries that are aggregate fruits consisting of numerous small drupes on a fleshy receptacle and that are usually rounder and smaller than the closely related blackberries b. a perennial plant (genus Rubus) of the rose family that bears raspberries 2. [short for raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart] a sound of contempt made by protruding the tongue between the lips and expelling air forcibly to produce a vibration; broadly an expression of disapproval or contempt

Britannica Concise

Any of many species of fruit-bearing bushes of the genus Rubus in the rose family. When picked, the juicy red, purple, or black berry separates from its core; in the related blackberry, the core is part of the fruit. Red raspberries are propagated by suckers (see suckering) from the roots of the parent plant or from root cuttings. Black and purple varieties have arched canes and are propagated by layering of the shoot tips. Raspberries contain iron and vitamin C. They are eaten fresh and are also very popular in jams, as a pastry filling. and as a flavoring for liqueurs.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a bramble, Rubus idaeus, having usu. red berries consisting of numerous drupels on a conical receptacle. b this berry. 2 any of various red colours. 3 colloq. a a sound made with the lips expressing dislike, derision, or disapproval (orig. raspberry tart, rhyming sl. = fart). b a show of strong disapproval (got a raspberry from the audience). Phrases and idioms: raspberry-cane a raspberry plant. raspberry vinegar a kind of syrup made from raspberries. Etymology: 16th-c. rasp (now dial.) f. obs. raspis, of unkn. orig., + BERRY

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Raspberry Rasp"ber*ry (?; 277), n. [From E. rasp, in allusion to the apparent roughness of the fruit.] (Bot.) (a) The thimble-shaped fruit of the Rubus Id[ae]us and other similar brambles; as, the black, the red and the white raspberry. (b) The shrub bearing this fruit. Note: Technically, raspberries are those brambles in which the fruit separates readily from the core or receptacle, in this differing from the blackberries, in which the fruit is firmly attached to the receptacle.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(raspberries) Raspberries are small, soft, red fruit that grow on bushes. N-COUNT