A small, pulpy, and often edible fruit that is typically juicy, rounded, brightly colored, and sweet or sour. Berries are usually eaten raw and are commonly used in jams, preserves, and desserts. noun
She picked a handful of fresh berries from the bush.
The recipe calls for a mix of different berries, such as strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries.
In botanical terms, a simple fruit with seeds and pulp produced from the ovary of a single flower, where the entire ovary wall ripens into an edible pericarp. This definition includes fruits like tomatoes and bananas, which are not commonly considered berries in the culinary sense. noun
Botanically speaking, a tomato is classified as a berry.
The banana is an example of a berry according to botanical definitions.
To gather or harvest berries. verb
They went out to berry in the early morning to avoid the heat.
During the summer, we often berry in the nearby forest.