Rāsp'ber-ry, n.

noun

(răz'ber-rў) (Synop., §130), n. [From Eng. rasp, so named from the roughness of the fruit; Ger. kratzbeere, from kratzen, to scratch.] (Bot.) (a.) The fruit of a bramble of the genus Rubus; a berry growing on a prickly plant; as, the black raspberry; the red and the white raspberry. (b.) The shrub itself.

A botanical illustration of an artichoke with a large scaly flower head, surrounding leaves, and a curved stem.