BERRY Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word berry. (close relations)
Definition of BERRY
berrylike
Best Alternative Words for BERRY
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blackberry | nounn | |||||||
noun • large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus • bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle verb • pick or gather blackberries | ||||||||
blueberry | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries • sweet edible dark-blue berries of either low-growing or high-growing blueberry plants | ||||||||
boysenberry | nounn | |||||||
noun • cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries • large raspberry-flavored fruit; cross between blackberries and raspberries | ||||||||
cranberry | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries • very tart red berry used for sauce or juice | ||||||||
elderberry | nounn | |||||||
noun • a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies • berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies | ||||||||
gooseberry | nounn | |||||||
noun • spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries • currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies | ||||||||
huckleberry | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from blue-fruited blueberries • any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries • blue-black berry similar to blueberries and bilberries of the eastern United States | ||||||||
lingonberry | nounn | |||||||
noun • low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries • tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller | ||||||||
raspberry | nounn | |||||||
noun • woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries • red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries • a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt | ||||||||
strawberry | adverb, nounadv, n | |||||||
noun • sweet fleshy red fruit • any of various low perennial herbs with many runners and bearing white flowers followed by edible fruits having many small achenes scattered on the surface of an enlarged red pulpy berry • a soft red birthmark | ||||||||
charles edward berry | ||||||||
noun • United States rock singer (born in 1931) | ||||||||
chuck berry | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States rock singer (born in 1931) |