Rasp"ber*ry (răz"b&ebreve;r*r&ybreve;; 277), n. [From E. rasp, in allusion to the apparent roughness of the fruit.] (Bot.) (a) The thimble-shaped fruit of the Rubus Idæus and other similar brambles; as, the black, the red, and the white raspberry. (b) The shrub bearing this fruit.

&fist; 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.

• The plant Rubus idaeus.
  
• The juicy, dark red (when ripe) composite fruit of this plant.
  
• (colour) A dark pinkish red, the colour of a ripe raspberry.
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• (colloquial) A noise intended to imitate the passing of flatulence, made by blowing air out of the mouth while the tongue is protuding from and pressed against the lips, or by blowing air through the lips while they are pressed firmly together or against skin.
  
• Containing or having the flavor/flavour of raspberries.
  
• (colour) Of a dark pinkish red.
       She wore a raspberry beret — lyrics of Raspberry Beret, by the musician Prince