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noun ber·ry \ˈber-ē, ˈbe-rē\

: a small fruit (such as a strawberry, blueberry, or raspberry) that has many small seeds

plural berries

Full 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

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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

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verb

ber·riedber·ry·ing

Definition of BERRY

intransitive verb

1

:  to bear or produce berries <a berrying shrub>

2

:  to gather or seek berries

First Known Use of BERRY

circa 1780

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geographical name Ber·ry \be-ˈrē\

Definition of BERRY

former province cen France ∗ Bourges