Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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ROEBUCK-BERRY, n.comb. The fruit of the stone bramble, Rubus saxatilis (Sc. 1808 Jam.; Lnk. 1832 W. Patrick Indigenous Plants 221; Sc. 1875 Sc. Naturalist (Jan.) 24). Also in n.Eng. dial.Highl. 1771 T. Pennant Tour (1774) 94:
They [deer] . . . are remarkably fond of the Rubus Saxatilis, called in the Highlands on that account the Roebuck Berry.Lnk. 1795 Stat. Acc.1 XV. 25:
Wild fruits are here in great abundance, such as roebuck-berries, and strawberries.Rs. 1845 Stat. Acc.2 XIV. 191:
The native fruits of the parish are brambles, roebuck-berries, raspberries.Sc. 1865 Roger Hennedy The Clydesdale Flora 46:
R.[ubus] Saxatilis ... Stone-Bramble, Roe-buckberry. Rhizome creeping. Barren stems, 2-3 ft. long, prostrate, rooting at the joints; prickles few or none. ... Not common. Rocky places in the shade.
