- the fruit of any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Rubus, of the rose family, consisting of small and juicy red, black, or pale yellow drupelets forming a detachable cap about a convex receptacle.
- any shrub bearing this fruit.
- a dark reddish-purple color.
- Informal.
- Bronx cheer.
- any sign or expression of dislike or derision.
- any of the prickly shrubs of the rosaceous genus Rubus, such as R. strigosus of E North America and R. idaeus of Europe, that have pinkish-white flowers and typically red berry-like fruits (drupelets)
- the fruit of any such plant
- (as modifier)
- black raspberry Popular name: blackcap
- a related plant, Rubus occidentalis, of E North America, that has black berry-like fruits
- the fruit of this plant
- a dark purplish-red colour
- (as adjective)
- a spluttering noise made with the tongue and lips to express contempt (esp in the phrase blow a raspberry)
