berry

¹ber·ry

noun \ˈber-ē, ˈbe-rē\

plural berries

Definition of BERRY

1

a : a pulpy and usually edible fruit (as a strawberry, raspberry, or checkerberry) of small size irrespective of its structure b : a simple fruit (as a grape, blueberry, tomato, or cucumber) with a pulpy or fleshy pericarp c : the dry seed of some plants (as wheat)

2

: an egg of a fish or lobster

Origin of BERRY

Middle English berye, from Old English berie; akin to Old High German beri berry

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with BERRY

aerie, airy, bury, Carey, cherry, chary, dairy, Derry, faerie, fairy, ferry, Gerry, glairy, glary, hairy, Jerry, kerry, Mary, marry, merry, nary, perry, prairie, query, scary, serry, Shari, sherry, skerry, terry, Terry, vary, very, wary, wherry