plural berries
1
a
: a pulpy and usually edible fruit (such as a strawberry, raspberry, or checkerberry) of small size irrespective of its structure
b
: a simple fruit (such as a grape, blueberry, tomato, or cucumber) with a pulpy or fleshy pericarp
c
: the dry seed of some plants (such as wheat)
2
: an egg of a fish or lobster
berried; berrying
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
The Derpy McFlurry, blends creamy vanilla soft serve with berry popping pearls in a wild berry sauce.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2026
Walnuts, avocados, peaches, lettuce, beans, grapes, tomatoes, olives, berries, onions, and, from La Mirada to Malibu, fields of commercial flowers.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Frozen berries work just as well in smoothies, oatmeal and baked goods, and frozen organic spinach and greens are worth keeping on hand too, given how high spinach ranks on this year’s list.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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Noun
He’s scolded by fox and hawk for being out in the rain, but Bear shares his berries with Marvin, who gets a ride home on the back of Deer.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
The Derpy McFlurry, blends creamy vanilla soft serve with berry popping pearls in a wild berry sauce.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2026
Walnuts, avocados, peaches, lettuce, beans, grapes, tomatoes, olives, berries, onions, and, from La Mirada to Malibu, fields of commercial flowers.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Frozen berries work just as well in smoothies, oatmeal and baked goods, and frozen organic spinach and greens are worth keeping on hand too, given how high spinach ranks on this year’s list.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Berry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/berry. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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berry
1 of 2 noun
ber·ry
ˈber-ē 
plural berries
1
: a small pulpy and usually edible fruit (as a strawberry or raspberry)
2
: a fruit (as a grape, blueberry, tomato, or cucumber) that develops from a single ovary and has the wall of the ripened ovary pulpy
3
: the dry seed of some plants (as coffee)
berrylike
adjective
-ē-ˌlīk
berry
2 of 2 verb
berried; berrying
1
: to bear or produce berries
2
: to gather or look for berries
go berrying
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