kotataberry

English

Etymology

From Kotata +‎ berry. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kotataberry (plural kotataberries)

1. A blackberry cultivar developed in Oregon, United States, having small to medium-sized berries of a purple-black color and longish shape.
   • 2017 February 14, Matthew Korfhage, “Oregon Legislature Finally Introduces Bill to Make Marionberry Pie the State Pie”, in Willamette Week‎^[1]:

     Duyck was a farmer who grew the kotataberry, you see, which no one's ever heard of. And Duyck thought if we named the marionberry the state fruit, no one would ever hear of the kotataberry ever again.

   • 2020 December 12, Sharon Stephenson, “Three of the best 'pick your own' fruit farms”, in Stuff‎^[2]:

     There’s nothing like picking plump, sun-warmed fruit (one for the bucket, one for you) and at this iconic Whakatāne attraction, you can do just that. Strawberries, blackberries, boysenberries, raspberries and blueberries are on offer as well as Ranui berries and kotataberries.