Dewas
a native state of central India under British protection, held conjointly by two Rajput chiefs. Area under both chiefs, 290 square miles; pop. 152,100. The capital, Dewas, 20 miles N. E. of Indore, is a straggling town, with a population of about 12,000.
DEWBERRY (Rubus cæsius), a plant distinguished from the common bramble by its weaker and more prostrate glaucous stem, with scattered prickles, but without bristles, also by the few large la drupes, which which make up its fruit, and a which have characteristic dew-like bloom, whence the name arises. The fruit is very sweet and agreeable, and makes an excellent wine. The dewberry of North America (R. procumbens), abundant in the forests of Canada, is a delicious fruit.