I. ˈdȯgˌberē sometimes ˈdäg- noun
( plural dogberrys )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Dogberry, a foolish constable in Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing
: a blundering official ; often : policeman , constable
II. ˈ ̷ ̷ — see berry noun
Etymology: dog (I) + berry
1. : any of certain small fruits usually considered inferior or unfit for human consumption (as the chokeberry, prickly wild gooseberry, certain rose hips, or the fruit of the mountain ash) ; especially : the fruit of the red dogwood
2. : any plant (as certain dogwoods, mountain ash, or yellow clintonia) that bears dogberries