Meaning & use

Olallieberry

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A large, dark purple hybrid berry, a cross between loganberries and youngberries, grown mainly on the U.S. West Coast.

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The bakery's olallieberry pie is famous throughout the coastal town.

Olallieberries have a tart-sweet flavor similar to blackberries.

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Developed in Oregon in the 1930s; the name comes from the Chinookan word for 'berry'.

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