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Definition of "loganberry" [loganberry]

  • A trailing, prickly plant (Rubus ursinus var. loganobaccus) native to Oregon and south to Baja California, cultivated for its acid, edible fruit. (noun)
  • The red fruit of this plant. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "loganberry" in a sentence
  • "An example of such fruit is the loganberry which is a cross between a red raspberry and a blackberry and retains many of the qualities of each."
  • "Somehow we found space for a loganberry meringue mess, which was bright and fresh and bad for you, on account of all the cream and sugar, but in a good way."
  • "Most memorable pie: loganberry pie made with fruit from the Tillamook Burn when the forest was recovering."