rasp·ber·ry (r?z?b?r??)n.1. Any of various shrubby, usually prickly plants of the genus Rubus of the rose family that bear edible fruit, especially R. idaeus of eastern North America and Eurasia.2. The aggregate fruit of any of these plants, consisting of many small, fleshy, usually red drupelets.3. A moderate to dark or deep purplish red.4. Slang A derisive or contemptuous sound made by vibrating the extended tongue and the lips while exhaling.[Obsolete raspis, raspberries (perhaps from Middle English raspise, rospeys, a kind of rose-colored wine; akin to Old French (vin) raspé, wine made by fermenting marc and grape stalks mixed with water, from raspe, grape stalks, from rasper, to grate; see rasp) + berry. Sense 4, possibly short for raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.raspberry (?r??zb?r?; -br?) n, pl -ries1. (Plants) 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). See also bramble2. (Plants) a. the fruit of any such plantb. (as modifier): raspberry jelly. 3. (Plants) black raspberry a. a related plant, Rubus occidentalis, of E North America, that has black berry-like fruitsb. the fruit of this plant4. (Colours) a. a dark purplish-red colourb. (as adjective): a raspberry dress. 5. a spluttering noise made with the tongue and lips to express contempt (esp in the phrase blow a raspberry)[C17: from earlier raspis raspberry, of unknown origin + berry: C19 in sense 5, from rhyming slang raspberry tart fart]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014rasp?ber?ry (?ræz?b?r i, -b? ri, ?r?z-) n., pl. -ries. 1. 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. 2. any shrub bearing this fruit. 3. a dark reddish purple color. 4. a. a loud, abrasive, vibrating or spluttering noise made with the lips and tongue to express contempt. b. any sign or expression of displeasure or derision. [1615?25; earlier rasp raspberry (appar. back formation from synonymous raspis, perhaps identical with raspis, late Middle English raspise, rospeys a kind of sweet wine, Medieval Latin raspecia, of uncertain orig.) + berry; (definition 4) by shortening of raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.