Berry
WordNet
noun
(1) Any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
(2) United States rock singer (born in 1931)
(3) A small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)
verb
(4) Pick or gather berries
"We went berrying in the summer"
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Etymology
Old English beriġe, from Proto-Germanic } 'berry', from Indo-European 'chew', akin to Sanskrit 'to chew, masticate, devour'. Cognate with Dutch bes, German Beere, Gothic 'wineberry, grape'. For the semantic development, compare: Old Church Slavonic 'pear', from 'to break, destroy', Latin 'pear', from *peis 'to stick, pound'.
Noun
- A small fruit, of any one of many varieties.
- A soft fruit which develops from a superior ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits.
Verb
- To pick berries.
- On summer days Grandma used to take us berrying, whether we wanted to or not.