Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of rosaceous plants, constituting the tribe Rubeæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of rosaceous plants, including the raspberry and blackberry.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thetribe Rubeae — thebrambles including theraspberry andblackberry .
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- noun large genus of brambles bearing berries
Etymologies
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Examples
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This is a species of the Rubus, of which Hooker records only ten species as native in Britain, though Loudon extends the number to thirteen; of which one, the dwarf crimson (_Rubus araticus_), is to be found only in Scotland.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 462 Volume 18, New Series, November 6, 1852 Various 1836
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Blackberry Rubus adenotrichis is rampant, elephant grass Pennistum purpureum, African kikuyu grass Pennisetum clandestinum and other grasses and shrubs have taken over many areas of the inhabited islands, especially Santa Cruz.
Galápagos National Park & Galápagos Marine Resources Reserve, Ecuador 2009
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For instance, the highly invasive Rubus ulmifolius is heavily visited as a nectar source by the native hummingbird and it seems to be better suited than the endemic hummingbird to feed on this plant species.
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Limited carbohydrate availability as a potential cause of fruit abortion in '' Rubus chamaemorus ''.
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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Rubus ulmifolius and Aristotelia chilensis cover large areas where no other native species can compete.
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The Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Co-op monitors the annual quality and quantity of salmonberries locally called '' akpiks '' (cloudberry – '' Rubus chamaemorus ''), and has documented recent observations of high temperatures early in the year that "burn" berry plant flowers, early spring melt that results in inadequate moisture for the plants later in the year, and intense summer sun that "cooks" the berries before they can be picked [15].
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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Sex ratios and resource allocation among sexually reproducing plants of '' Rubus chamaemorus ''.
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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They have seen as well that in areas where it was possible to collect a lot of cloudberries [Rubus chamaemorus] before, now the berries are not ripe because of climatic warming and melting of glaciers.
Kola~ the Saami community of Lovozero climate change case study 2009
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Acaena ovalifolia has become a widespread weed on Isla R. Crusoe, together with the two most noxious pests in the islands, namely Aristotelia chilensis ( "maqui") and Rubus ulmifolius ( "zarzamora").
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A very large and well preserved dune system lies between Anamur and Mersin; it supports enclaves of Euro-Siberian elements such as Pterocarya fraxinifolia, Taxus baccata, Cornus mas, C. sanguinea ssp. australis, Lapsana communis, Dorycnium graecum, and Rubus canascens.
Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests 2008
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