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berry

berry

41 1.0
A small juicy fruit used in desserts and jams
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛri/
translation icon : baya
  • Each shrub is filled with small berries called coffee cherries.
  • pick berries
  • berry picking
  • berry fields

And so the the expiration date on these berries is about double.

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Examples

  • Ellie, being slightly overweight for her height, loved the outdoors and often went berry picking with her grandmother.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Whenever someone eats a berry, a new one grows in its place.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Britta picked a berry off the bush and put it in her mouth.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I'm a little lad who loves berries and cream.

  • While the men fished, women engaged in a number of activities, including seaweed and berry picking and fish processing.

    Academic text (2007)
  • He's just munching on some berries that you've put through a hand blender.

  • The children picked fresh berries from the bushes for their dessert.

  • She made a delicious pie using ripe berries from the garden.

  • Every summer, we enjoy picking wild berries in the woods.

Synonyms

fruit
vsberry
957 1.0

An edible part of a plant like an apple or orange

is a specific small juicy type of that general plant reproductive body
blueberry
vsberry
96 1.0

A small sweet dark blue berry that you can eat

is the general small juicy fruit commonly used fresh or in desserts and jams
cranberry
vsberry
61 1.4

A small tart red berry often used to make sauce and juice

is the general small juicy fruit usually sweeter and eaten fresh or in desserts
blackberry
vsberry
13 1.0

A large sweet black fruit made of many small round parts

is the smaller juicy fruit usually single and used in jams or desserts
boysenberry
vsberry
  • US
6 7.6

A large dark purple berry similar to raspberries and blackberries

is the general small juicy fruit category not specific to hybrids
currant
vsberry
3 2.8

A small tart berry, often red or black, that people use for jam

is the broad small juicy fruit category not limited to tart varieties
loganberry
vsberry
2 8.7

A large tangy red or purple berry like a mix of raspberry and blackberry

is the general small juicy fruit category usually not hybrid-specific
acai
vsberry
2 6.0

A small dark purple berry from South America often eaten in bowls or smoothies

is the general small juicy fruit usually eaten fresh or in desserts
huckleberry
vsberry
  • US
1 6.7

A small dark purple berry like a blueberry that grows in North America

is the general small juicy fruit commonly eaten fresh or in desserts
black currant
vsberry
1 2.7

A small dark berry with a tart, strong taste used in jams and drinks

is the general small juicy fruit usually milder and used in desserts
bilberry
vsberry
1 7.5

A small dark blue berry like a blueberry that grows on a low bush and can be eaten

is the general small juicy fruit often cultivated or gathered for food
blackcurrant
vsberry
1 3.2

A small dark purple berry or the bush that makes it that people use for jam, juice, and desserts

is the general small juicy fruit typically eaten fresh or in sweet dishes
wolfberry
vsberry
1 7.9

A small bush that makes red or orange edible berries used in food and medicine

is the general small juicy fruit mainly used for eating or in desserts
1.0

A low plant that makes sweet red fruit people eat fresh or in desserts

is the general small juicy fruit category that includes many sweet varieties
Barbados gooseberry
vsberry
  • UK
9.6

A small orange-yellow berry used to make jams and desserts

is the general small juicy fruit used widely in desserts and jams
youngberry
vsberry
  • US
6.5

A dark red or purple berry made by crossing a blackberry with a dewberry, often used in jams and pies

is the general small juicy fruit usually referred to as natural varieties
wineberry
vsberry
  • US
8.4

A small bush with red berries like raspberries that people eat or make into jam

is the general small juicy fruit usually eaten fresh or turned into jams
European blueberry
vsberry
  • UK
2.9

A small dark blue berry that grows wild in European forests

is the general small juicy fruit category that includes cultivated and wild types
red currant
vsberry
3.6

A small sour bright red berry that grows on a bush and is used for jam and desserts

is the general small juicy fruit often sweeter and used in desserts or jams
cowberry
vsberry
  • UK
9.1

A low evergreen bush in northern forests that has small tart red edible berries

is the general small juicy fruit used broadly in foods and desserts
chokeberry
vsberry
  • US
6.0

A small dark berry with a tart taste used for jams

is the general small juicy fruit usually eaten fresh or used in sweet dishes
sugarberry
vsberry
  • US
9.9

A small sweet dark purple berry with a large pit that grows in the southern United States

is the usual small juicy fruit without a large hard central pit
coffee berry
vsberry
3.1

A fruit on a coffee tree that contains the seeds used to make coffee

is the edible small fruit usually consumed for its flesh or used in jams
buckthorn berry
vsberry
8.9

A small fruit from a bush used to make yellow dye and herbal medicine

is the edible small fruit commonly used in foods desserts or jams

Compounds

A small dark fruit people use to flavor food and gin

1 5.3

The whole grain of wheat that you can cook or grind into flour

1 5.9

A plant that produces bright red berries

9.6

A North American fern with small round growths on its leaves

9.9

A bushy tropical houseplant with pale pink or white flowers and clusters of red berries

A small fruit from a bush used to make yellow dye and herbal medicine

An evergreen shrub with bright red berries grown for decoration

A fruit on a coffee tree that contains the seeds used to make coffee

9.9

A small sweet blue berry like a blueberry that grows in woods and bogs

9.6

A low bush that has dark blue sweet berries

A strong alcoholic drink made from aronia berries with a deep color and tart taste

A creeping plant that lives many years and makes soft yellow-orange berries that taste like baked apples

A low evergreen bush that grows close to the ground with white flowers and rough white seeds

A bush that loses its leaves and has clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers

9.9

A low evergreen bush with thick leaves and small dark edible berries

9.9

An evergreen holly shrub with thick leaves and small black berries

A small plant that grows close to the ground with red edible berries and scented leaves

9.9

A small bush with red berries that grows in northwest North America

9.3

A tropical American tree that bears small sweet juicy fruits with green skin

8.4

A small New Zealand shrub with pretty leaves and red berries used to make wine

pudding berry
  • Specialized
9.9

A low creeping plant with bright red berries that grows in cold northern places

A strong alcoholic drink made from rowan berries

9.9

A tall American plant with white flowers whose small dark fruits and roots are poisonous but young stems are edible

9.9

A plant from Europe and Asia with white flowers, hairy leaves, and black berries that can make people sick

9.9

A wild plant with silvery leaves and round berries that people use to curdle milk

9.2

A low evergreen bush with small white flowers, red berries, and leaves that turn red in autumn

8.1

A wild bush that grows small orange berries like raspberries

A bush with bright blue fruit grown for gardens

A small bush or tree with silvery leaves and small yellow fruits

A tree from southeast China that has white berries

A small fruit from buckthorn plants used to make yellow dye

How Big

melon
86 1.0
apple
87 1.0
plum
50 1.0
cherry
141 1.0
berry
41 1.0
currant
  • Specialized
2 4.1

Surface Forms

berry singular
berries plural

Etymology

Berry comes from the old English word berie, which meant 'small, round fruit' you could eat. That's why we use berry for little, juicy fruits like strawberries and blueberries.