By Richard Nordquist. Definition: The use of one object or action (a symbol) to represent or suggest something else. Broadly, the term symbolism may refer to symbolic meaning or the practice of investing things with a symbolic meaning. See also: 1  Metaphor.
Cultivated raspberries are classified as red, black, purple, or yellow. 1  Red raspberries are by far the most common type grown in the United States. 2  Purple raspberries are fairly disease- and insect-resistant, and show some promise for the mountain and piedmont regions of North Carolina. more information...
The black cranberry differs from the more popular red raspberry by their more thorny stems and darker colour. Black raspberries fruits looks more like blackberries. Black raspberries detach easily form the carpel, whereas blackberries are firmly attached to the carpel.