dewberry
noun
dew·ber·ry
ˈdü-ˌber-ē 
also ˈdyü-
1
: any of several sweet edible berries related to and resembling blackberries
2
: a trailing or decumbent bramble (genus Rubus) that bears dewberries
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Japanese honeysuckle, dewberry, dogwood, blackberry cane, and Oregon grape are all examples of regional species that are highly favored by deer—and most of them can last well into the winter.
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Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
Some of the most common and favored include ash, aspen, bitterbrush, blackgum, dewberry, dogwood, greenbrier, hickory, honeysuckle, maple, mountain laurel, oak, popular, sagebrush, sumac, willow, and more.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 31 Jan. 2023
This year, the goats will be ushered toward thorny dewberry and small saplings that need to be eradicated from the meadow, Markey said.
—Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 18 Apr. 2022
Dewberry remains in the Clayton County jail on murder and weapons charges.
—Ajc Homepage, ajc, 30 Aug. 2017
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Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
Some of the most common and favored include ash, aspen, bitterbrush, blackgum, dewberry, dogwood, greenbrier, hickory, honeysuckle, maple, mountain laurel, oak, popular, sagebrush, sumac, willow, and more.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 31 Jan. 2023
This year, the goats will be ushered toward thorny dewberry and small saplings that need to be eradicated from the meadow, Markey said.
—Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 18 Apr. 2022
Dewberry remains in the Clayton County jail on murder and weapons charges.
—Ajc Homepage, ajc, 30 Aug. 2017
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“Dewberry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dewberry. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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dewberry
noun
dew·ber·ry
ˈd(y)ü-ˌber-ē
: any of several sweet edible berries related to and resembling blackberries
also
: a plant with trailing stems that bears dewberries
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