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berry

Main Entry:: ¹ber·ry
Pronunciation:: \ˈber-ē, ˈbe-rē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural berries
Etymology:: Middle English berye, from Old English berie; akin to Old High German beri berry
Date:: before 12th century

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

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