ETYM From Eng. rasp, in allusion to the apparent roughness of the fruit.
1. Red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries.
2. Woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries; SYN. raspberry bush.
Prickly cane plant of the genus Rubus of the Rosaceae family, native to Eurasia and North America, with white flowers followed by red fruits. These are eaten fresh and used for jam and wine.