blackcap /ˈblækˌkæp/ noun4 •A small Old World warbler, Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), which is mainly grey with a black crown. •(US, Canada) The blackcap raspberry (Rubus leucodermis). •An apple roasted until black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard. •(dialect, no longer used) Any of various species of titmouse (of the family Paridae), including the black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus, syn. Parus atricapillus). formsblackcaps
