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rubus

rubus noun: any of the genus Rubus of flowering plants, including the raspberry and blackberry.

Noun

rubus (plural rubuses)

  1. Any of the genus Rubus of flowering plants, including the raspberry and blackberry.

Forms of rubus

pluralrubuses

Origin of rubus

From the genus name, from Latin rubus.

Questions about rubus

What does rubus mean?
Rubus means any of the genus Rubus of flowering plants, including the raspberry and blackberry.
What part of speech is rubus?
Rubus is a noun.
What is the plural of rubus?
The plural of rubus is rubuses.

Words near rubus in the dictionary

  1. rubsters
  2. rubstone
  3. rubstones
  4. rubulavirus
  5. rubulaviruses
  6. rubus
  7. rubuses
  8. ruby
  9. ruby anniversaries
  10. ruby anniversary
  11. ruby blende

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