berry
noun/ˈberi/
/ˈberi/
(plural berries)
often in compounds- a small fruit that grows on a bush. There are several types of berry, some of which can be eaten.
- Birds feed on nuts and berries in the winter.
- blackberries/raspberries
- We picked a few of the berries.
Homophones berry | buryberry buryTopics Foodc1/ˈberi//ˈberi/- berry noun
- He picked a berry from the bush.
- bury verb
- They plan to bury a time capsule containing objects from the 2020s.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ripe
- fresh
- frozen
- …
- have
- produce
- pick
- …
- ripen
- drop off
Word OriginOld English berie, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bes and German Beere.Want to learn more?
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