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Originally Posted by CherryBrandy
how lovely. I have always wondered why a berry would be called a Rasp though- its a weird word isn't it. And don't they have pips? can they be grown from them? CB
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Etymology. Raspberry derives its name from raspise, "a sweet rose-colored wine" (mid-15th century), from the Anglo-Latin vinum raspeys, or from raspoie, meaning "thicket", of Germanic origin. The name may have been influenced by its appearance as having a rough surface related to Old English rasp or "rough berry".