loganberry

IPA/ˈləʊɡənbəri/
IPA/ˈləʊɡənberi/

loganberry — noun

  • loganberrysingular
  • loganberriesplural

1. A loganberry is a deep reddish-purple berry — longer and more pointed than a ras

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Definition

A loganberry is a deep reddish-purple berry — longer and more pointed than a raspberry — with a tart, sweet flavour. The word also refers to the tall bush that produces this fruit.

Example

Minh picked a basket of loganberries from the bushes behind his grandmother's house.

plural form for individual fruits

Dahlia spread fresh loganberry jam on her toast every morning during summer.

loganberry as modifier: loganberry jam

Common collocations
  • pick loganberries
  • grow loganberries
  • loganberry jam
  • loganberry pie
  • loganberry bush
  • fresh loganberries
  • punnet of loganberries
Synonyms
  • boysenberry

    a similar raspberry–blackberry hybrid, generally sweeter and more common in the US

  • raspberry

    a smaller, rounder berry that is red but not as dark or tart as a loganberry

  • blackberry

    a darker, glossy berry that grows on thorny canes and has a seedier texture

Grammar Patterns

loganberry as countable noun

Usage Note

Unlike most berry names, loganberry can denote both the fruit and the bush it grows on. The plural form loganberries is more frequent when referring to individual fruits.

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

Loganberry, boysenberry, raspberry, and blackberry are all bramble fruits, but they differ in taste, shape, and origin. A loganberry is a hybrid of a raspberry and a blackberry, typically dark red, elongated, and with a tangy flavour. A boysenberry is a similar hybrid but is softer, juicier, and sweeter, with a maroon colour. A raspberry is smaller, rounder, and hollow inside when picked, with a delicate texture. A blackberry is a deep purple-black fruit that is firmer and seedier, growing on prickly canes. When choosing which berry to use in a recipe, a loganberry's sharpness works well in jams and pies, whereas a sweeter boysenberry or a milder raspberry might suit fresh desserts better.

boysenberryraspberry ↗blackberry ↗

Common collocations

Nouns

Prepositions

Etymology

English

Named after James Harvey Logan (1841–1928), the American lawyer and amateur horticulturist who first bred this hybrid in Santa Cruz, California, in 1881 by crossing a red raspberry with a western blackberry (dewberry).

First known use

1893

1893, in the meaning defined above