Definitions for salmonberryˈsæm ənˌbɛr i

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

salm•on•ber•ryˈsæm ənˌbɛr i(n.)(pl.)-ries.

  1. the salmon-colored, edible fruit of a raspberry, Rubus spectabilis, of the Pacific coast of North America.

    Category: Plants

  2. the plant itself.

    Category: Plants

Origin of salmonberry:

1835–45, Amer.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. cloudberry, dwarf mulberry, bakeapple, baked-apple berry, salmonberry, Rubus chamaemorus(noun)

    creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries

  2. salmonberry, salmon berry, thimbleberry, Rubus parviflorus(noun)

    white-flowered raspberry of western North America and northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berries

  3. salmonberry, Rubus spectabilis(noun)

    large erect red-flowered raspberry of western North America having large pinkish-orange berries

Wiktionary

  1. salmonberry(Noun)

    A bush, taxonomic name Rubus spectabilis, found on the Pacific coast of North America

  2. salmonberry(Noun)

    The fruit from this bush, similar in appearance and texture to the blackberry and raspberry


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