salmonberry
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salm·on·ber·ry
(săm′ən-bĕr′ē)n.
1. A prickly shrub (Rubus spectabilis) of western North America, having trifoliolate leaves and fragrant pinkish or purple flowers.
2. The edible salmon-colored raspberrylike fruit of this plant.
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salmonberry
(ˈsæmənbərɪ; -brɪ)n, pl -ries
1. (Plants) a spineless raspberry bush, Rubus spectabilis, of North America, having reddish-purple flowers and large red or yellow edible fruits
2. (Plants) the fruit of this plant
[C19: so called from the colour of the berries]
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salm•on•ber•ry
(ˈsæm ənˌbɛr i)n., pl. -ries.
1. the salmon-colored, edible fruit of a raspberry, Rubus spectabilis, of the Pacific coast of North America.
2. the plant itself.
[1835–45, Amer.]
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| Noun | 1. |  salmonberry - creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berriesraspberry, raspberry bush - woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries |
| 2. |  salmonberry - white-flowered raspberry of western North America and northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berriesraspberry, raspberry bush - woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries | |
| 3. |  salmonberry - large erect red-flowered raspberry of western North America having large pinkish-orange berriesraspberry, raspberry bush - woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries |
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