blackcap

/ˈblækˌkæp/
noun
  1. A small European songbird with a black cap on the top of its head.
    • The blackcap's sweet song is a sign of spring.
    • A blackcap sang from the hedge at dawn.
    • We spotted a blackcap flitting among the berry bushes.
  2. A type of dark-colored raspberry, also called black raspberry.
    • The farmer grows both red raspberries and blackcaps.
    • Blackcaps make excellent jam because they are less seedy than red raspberries.
    • She picked a basket of blackcaps from the garden.
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