Berry (Noun)
Meaning 1
Any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Hyponyms
- Teaberry
- Whortleberry
- Juneberry
- Lowbush Cranberry
- Serviceberry
- Barbados Cherry
- Surinam Cherry
- Boxberry
- European Blueberry
- West Indian Cherry
- Shadberry
- Hackberry
- Mountain Cranberry
- Spiceberry
- Checkerberry
- Cowberry
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Meaning 2
A small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry).
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- She added a handful of fresh blueberries to her oatmeal for extra flavor and nutrition.
- The ripe strawberries and raspberries were picked at the peak of sweetness.
- In the summer, we'd often pick wild blackberries in the woods behind our house.
- Cranberries are often used in sauces and juices due to their tart flavor.
- She savored the juicy mulberry, feeling the sweetness explode in her mouth.