I. ˈber-ē, ˈbe-rē noun
( plural berries )
Etymology: Middle English berye, from Old English berie; akin to Old High German beri berry
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : a pulpy and usually edible fruit (as a strawberry, raspberry, or checkerberry) of small size irrespective of its structure
b. : a simple fruit (as a grape, blueberry, tomato, or cucumber) with a pulpy or fleshy pericarp
c. : the dry seed of some plants (as wheat)
2. : an egg of a fish or lobster
II. intransitive verb
( ber·ried ; ber·ry·ing )
Date: circa 1780
1. : to bear or produce berries
a berry ing shrub
2. : to gather or seek berries