1. a North American raspberry plant with large white flowers and red aggregate berries
Usage: botanical
2. the edible red berry of this plant

Examples

• We found wild thimbleberry bushes growing along the forest trail.
• The thimbleberry flowers bloom in early summer before the fruit appears.
• She picked fresh thimbleberries to make jam for breakfast.
• Thimbleberries are softer and more delicate than regular raspberries.
• The large leaves of the thimbleberry plant provide good ground cover.
• Bears often feed on thimbleberries in late summer.
• The red thimbleberries were ripe and ready for harvesting.