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  • adjective Resembling a berry

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  • adjective resembling a berry

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Examples

  • The oil and pulp felt marvelously emollient on my hands, and also a bit sticky from the sugars that fresh olives contain, along with the very bitter substances that surprise first-time pickers who pop the berrylike fruit into their mouths.

    Domestic Reserves 2006

  • Since banana fruits technically berrylike ripened ovaries develop without fertilization they are termed parthenocarpic.

    Banana twilight 2008

  • The oil and pulp felt marvelously emollient on my hands, and also a bit sticky from the sugars that fresh olives contain, along with the very bitter substances that surprise first-time pickers who pop the berrylike fruit into their mouths.

    Domestic Reserves 2006

  • Since banana fruits technically berrylike ripened ovaries develop without fertilization they are termed parthenocarpic.

    Archive 2008-06-01 2008

  • The oil and pulp felt marvelously emollient on my hands, and also a bit sticky from the sugars that fresh olives contain, along with the very bitter substances that surprise first-time pickers who pop the berrylike fruit into their mouths.

    Domestic Reserves 2006

  • The bright, berrylike flavor makes it a good foil for pasta and pizza and even salads.

    Grapes of Gascony 2002

  • The bright, berrylike flavor makes it a good foil for pasta and pizza and even salads.

    Grapes of Gascony 2002

  • Currant Both Yellow and Red Currant tomatoes are from South America and descended from the original wild, berrylike tomatoes.

    THE ARROWS COOKBOOK Clark Frasier 2003

  • Its clusters of small, fragant flowers are succeeded by glossy, golden, berrylike fruits that remain long after the leaves fall.

    Chapter 6 1983

  • This year they've produced about 50 pounds of tea, garnering editorial reviews like a recent online assessment of "buttery, creamy, sweet, leafy, berrylike and earthy - all in one sip."

    The Seattle Times 2011

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