n. [ Sp. nispero medlar and naseberry tree, fr. L. mespilus. See Medlar. ] (Bot.) A tropical fruit. See Sapodilla.
n. [ From E. rasp, in allusion to the apparent roughness of the fruit. ] (Bot.)
☞ Technically, raspberries are those brambles in which the fruit separates readily from the core or receptacle, in this differing from the blackberries, in which the fruit is firmly attached to the receptacle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From E. rasp, in allusion to the apparent roughness of the fruit. ] (Bot.)
☞ Technically, raspberries are those brambles in which the fruit separates readily from the core or receptacle, in this differing from the blackberries, in which the fruit is firmly attached to the receptacle. [ 1913 Webster ]