BERRY


Meaning of BERRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈberɪ ]

n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 any small roundish juicy fruit without a stone. 2 Bot. a fruit with its seeds enclosed in a pulp (e.g. a banana, tomato, etc.). 3 any of various kernels or seeds (e.g. coffee bean etc.). 4 a fish egg or roe of a lobster etc. --v.intr. (-ies, -ied) 1 (usu. as berrying n.) go gathering berries. 2 form a berry; bear berries. øøberried adj. (also in comb.). [OE berie f. Gmc]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.