Definition of LOGANBERRY

loganberry

Plural: loganberries

Noun

  • red-fruited bramble native from Oregon to Baja California
  • large red variety of the dewberry
  • A hybrid berry, produced by crossing a raspberry with a blackberry, considered a species Rubus loganobaccus, a variety Rubus ursinus var. loganobaccus, or a nothospecies Rubus × loganobaccus.

Origin / Etymology

From Logan + berry, named for the American lawyer and horticulturist James Harvey Logan (1841-1928).

Synonyms

Rubus loganobaccus, Rubus ursinus loganobaccus

Scrabble Score: 16

loganberry: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
loganberry: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
loganberry: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

loganberry: valid Words With Friends Word