berries

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  1. noun Botany An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary and having the whole wall fleshy, such as the grape or tomato.
  2. noun A small, juicy, fleshy fruit, such as a blackberry or raspberry, regardless of its botanical structure.
  3. noun Any of various seeds or kernels, as of dried wheat.
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  • It was prime huckleberry country and the berries were at the height of their season. —  Blood Lure
  • All the berries were hers, and all the crawling, hopping, and flying creatures she could catch were hers, too. —  AnalogSFF,January-February2008
  • "They should continue to guard them, so that if things get bad again, centuries hence, the berries will be there for the next Roundear of Prophecy Then I'll appoint you Guardian of the Dragons!" —  Dragon's Gold
  • All the delicious roots were frozen hard in the earth, and the berries were all gone. —  Little White Fox and his Arctic Friends
  • Here they're not so ripe as on the other side Next week the berries might be as numerous as that at the very door of Maam," said she, "and I none the better for them What's the matter?" —  Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure
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