Simple Definition of berry
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: a small fruit (such as a strawberry, blueberry, or raspberry) that has many small seeds
Full Definition of berry
pluralberries
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 and Etymology of berry
Middle English berye, from Old English berie; akin to Old High German beri berry
First Known Use: before 12th century
berry
Definition of berry
berried
berrying
intransitive verb
1 : to bear or produce berries <a berrying shrub>
2 : to gather or seek berries
Circa 1780
First Known Use of berry
circa 1780
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berries
1 : a small juicy and usually edible fruit (as a strawberry)
2 : a fruit (as a grape or tomato) in which the ripened ovary wall is fleshy
3 : a dry seed (as of the coffee plant)
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