berry

(bĕr'ē)
n., pl., -ries.

1. Botany. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary and having the whole wall fleshy, such as the grape or tomato.
2. A small, juicy, fleshy fruit, such as a blackberry or raspberry, regardless of its botanical structure.
3. Any of various seeds or kernels, as of dried wheat.
4. The small, dark egg of certain crustaceans or fishes.

intr.v., -ried, -ry·ing, -ries.

1. To hunt for or gather berries: went berrying in July.
2. To bear or produce berries.

[Middle English berye, from Old English berie.]

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A viticultural term for an individual grape.

A fleshy fruit with one to many seeds that is developed from a single ovary.

noun
noun, US

1: A dollar; Brit a pound. Usu. in pl. (1918 —) .
J. Dos Passos He had what was left of the three hundred berries Hedwig coughed up (1936).

2: the berries dated An excellent person or thing; the cat's whiskers. (1925 — 6).

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bær, bærfrugt
v. intr. - samle bær, sanke bær

Nederlands (Dutch)
bes, eitje (van vis/ schelpdier), zaadje, graankorrel, bessen verzamelen, bessen vormen/dragen

Français (French)
n. - baie
v. intr. - cueillir des baies

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beere
v. - Beeren pflücken, Beeren tragen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απύρηνος ή σαρκώδης καρπός, ράγα, μούρο

Italiano (Italian)
bacca

Português (Portuguese)
n. - baga (f), semente (f) ou grão (m) seco, fruto ou bago (m) (Bot.)

Русский (Russian)
ягода

Español (Spanish)
n. - baya, grano de café
v. intr. - producir bayas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bär, böna, romkorn, dollar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
莓果, 干果仁, 浆果, 干种子, 采莓果, 结莓果

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 莓果, 乾果仁, 漿果, 乾種子
v. intr. - 採莓果, 結莓果

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 딸기류의 과실, 액과, 말린 씨
v. intr. - 액과가 열리다[따다]

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ベリー, 液果, 乾燥した種子, コーヒー豆, ポンド
v. - ベリーを摘む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) توت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גרגר, עינב, פול-קפה‬
v. intr. - ‮ליקט גרגרים‬

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