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...
There is also a purple raspberry which is a cross between the red and black raspberries and a yellow raspberry which is a genetic mutation that occurs in red raspberries. Among these types there are 200 different varieties of raspberries. Archaeological evidence shows that Paleolithic cave dwellers ate raspberries.