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BER-ee/ˈberi/

A berry is a small, juicy fruit without a stone: a wild berry; berry fruits. In strict biology a berry is a fleshy fruit with seeds in the flesh (a tomato can count); everyday English uses berry for strawberry and raspberry. Name the berry in the food web, then the season. Mix-up: berry vs bury; barley; do not write berry for a stone fruit such as a plum unless the source uses berry.

Meaning

A small, juicy fruit without a stone, such as a strawberry or raspberry.

Examples

• “Name the berry in the food web, then the season, the biology paper said.”
• “Berry yield featured in the farm table, which is still a named crop — quote kg if given.”

Good to know

a wild / forest berry; berry fruits. Everyday vs biology (tomato as berry). Trap: bury / a plum. Biology and food tech. A small juicy fruit — name the species and the season.

Near in meaning

fruit, soft fruit, berry-fruit

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