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ber·ry [ bérree ]

noun (plural ber·ries)

Definition:

1. small juicy fruit: a small juicy or fleshy fruit. Berries are usually round and may be edible or inedible.

2. botany fleshy seed-containing fruit: a soft fleshy fruit that contains many seeds. Tomatoes, grapes, and bananas are berries. ( technical )

3. botany kernel: a seed or kernel, e.g. a coffee bean

4. marine biology lobster egg: an egg of a lobster or other egg-carrying crustacean

intransitive verb (past and past participle ber·ried, present participle ber·ry·ing, 3rd person present singular ber·ries)

Definition:

1. search for edible berries: to gather or hunt for berries to eat

2. bear berries: to produce berries ( refers to bushes )

[ Old English beri(g)e< Germanic]

Spelling Note


	berry or bury? Do not confuse the spelling of berry and bury, which sound similar. A berry is a small soft fruit, and the word with this spelling is only occasionally used as a verb, meaning "bear or gather berries." The word bury is always used as a verb, meaning "put in a hole" or "hide by covering": The dog buried its bone in the yard.