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Bramble fruit - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Adhesive, Barnacle, Brier, Bristle, Bulldog, Burr, Bush, Cactus, Cement, Decal, Decalcomania, Glue, Leech, Molasses, Mucilage, Needle, Nettle, Paste, Plaster, Prickle |
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 Blackberry, a bramble fruit Bramble fruit is the fruit of any plant of the genus Rubus, such as the blackberry or the raspberry. The word comes from Germanic *bram-bezi, whence also German Brombeere and French framboise.
Bramble fruits are aggregate fruits. Each small unit is called a druplet. In some, such as blackberry, the flower receptacle is elongate and part of the ripe fruit, making the blackberry an aggregate-accessory fruit.
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