"blackcap" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈblækˌkæp/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-blackcap.wav Forms: blackcaps [plural]
Etymology: From black + cap. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|black|cap}} black + cap Head templates: {{en-noun}} blackcap (plural blackcaps)
  1. A small Old World warbler, Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), which is mainly grey with a black crown.
    Sense id: en-blackcap-en-noun-Fs~LY3Yu Categories (other): Brambles Disambiguation of Brambles: 13 38 17 32
  2. (obsolete, UK, US, dialectal) Any of various species of titmouse (of the family Paridae), including the black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus, syn. Parus atricapillus). Tags: UK, US, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-blackcap-en-noun-7dGzWoRu Categories (other): American English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Brambles, Fruits, Tits, Warblers Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 35 27 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 34 27 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 35 25 23 Disambiguation of Brambles: 13 38 17 32 Disambiguation of Fruits: 18 37 20 25 Disambiguation of Tits: 17 51 14 18 Disambiguation of Warblers: 18 41 20 22
  3. (cooking) An apple roasted until black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard.
    Sense id: en-blackcap-en-noun-Q0JGkI5h Categories (other): Cooking, English entries with incorrect language header, Brambles Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 35 27 29 Disambiguation of Brambles: 13 38 17 32 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
  4. (Canada, US) Whitebark raspberry (Rubus leucodermis). Tags: Canada, US
    Sense id: en-blackcap-en-noun-CaDR6X16 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Berries, Brambles Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 35 27 29 Disambiguation of Berries: 8 15 19 58 Disambiguation of Brambles: 13 38 17 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: blackcap raspberry, bush blackcap (taxonomic: Lioptilus nigricapillus), Eurasian blackcap (taxonomic: Sylvia atricapilla), Wilson's blackcap (taxonomic: Wilsonia pusilla)

Inflected forms

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