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Definition of berry
berries
1a : a pulpy and usually edible fruit (such as a strawberry, raspberry, or checkerberry) of small size irrespective of its structureb : a simple fruit (such as a grape, blueberry, tomato, or cucumber) with a pulpy or fleshy pericarpc : the dry seed of some plants (such as wheat)
2 : an egg of a fish or lobster
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Recent Examples of berry from the Web
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If that wasn't enough, wind from a heavy thunderstorm last week knocked many ripe berries to the ground.
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And look at this magical beast: It's filled with strawberries, graham crackers, lavender-berry macarons, funfetti cake (inside and on top!), vanilla cream, and a variety of sprinkles.
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My berry field competition always came from the neighbor girls from the farm down the road, the Skuderna Sisters, a trio with picking precision by the names of Tracy, Heather and Tanya.
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Neighborhoods are often filled with all the things bears enjoy, including garbage cans, fruit trees, berry-producing shrubs, outdoor pet food, compost piles and bird feeders.
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Some of them are, often simultaneously, very dangerous—like poisonous berries that our hunter-gatherer ancestors learned not to eat a long time ago.
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To start, make a batch of berry, cherry and non-flavored gelatin (with a splash of milk added to the cooking process for white coloring).
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In other words, no more chia seeds and acai berries for the foreseeable future.
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During the summer, the shop offers produce such as sweet corn, green beans, tomatoes, watermelon and berries grown on-site or acquired through local growers.
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Origin and Etymology of berry
Middle English berye, from Old English berie; akin to Old High German beri berry
berry
Definition of berry
berried
;berrying
intransitive verb
1 : to bear or produce berries a berrying shrub
2 : to gather or seek berries
Recent Examples of berry from the Web
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Hogback tickets, the currency at the Colorado BBQ Challenge, can be purchased at booths across the festival and are good for everything from beer (man, hitting straight for dad’s heart with this gift) to BBQ to berry kabobs.
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First Known Use of berry
circa 1780
Berry
playDefinition of Berry
former province of central France; capital Bourges
BERRY Defined for English Language Learners
berry
playDefinition of berry for English Language Learners
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: a small fruit (such as a strawberry, blueberry, or raspberry) that has many small seeds
BERRY Defined for Kids
berry
playDefinition of berry for Students
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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