nessberry
nessberry noun: a cross between a dewberry and a red raspberry.
Noun (1)
nessberry (plural nessberries)
- A cross between a dewberry and a red raspberry.
Noun (2) capitalized: Nessberry
Nessberry (plural Nessberries)
- Alternative letter-case form of nessberry.
- Among 442 seedlings obtained by crossing Nessberries with other varieties there were some which did not possess the objectionable adherent calyx.1930, United States Department of Agriculture, Office of Experiment Stations, “Horticulture”, in Experiment Station Record, volume 63, Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office...
- Resembling the loganberry of the West, the new fruit is a cross between raspberries and blackberries. It was developed because other hybrids of the berry family, such as loganberries and Nessberries, do not survive in the Northeast.1955 April 2, “Fruit for Northeast Resembles Loganberry”, in Science News Letter, volume 67, number 14, Washington, D.C.: Science Service, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 217, column 3
Forms of nessberry
| plural | nessberries |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Nessberry |
| plural | Nessberries |
Origin of nessberry
From Ness + berry, after the Norwegian-American botanist Helge Ness (1861–1928), who produced it in 1921.
Questions about nessberry
- What does nessberry mean?
- Nessberry means a cross between a dewberry and a red raspberry.
- What part of speech is nessberry?
- Nessberry is a noun.
- What is the plural of nessberry?
- The plural of nessberry is nessberries.
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