A variant or dialectal spelling of berry, a small round fruit like a strawberry, blueberry, or grape.
Variant spelling of berry, from Old English berie. Related to Old Norse ber and German Beere. The exact origin is unclear, but it may relate to words meaning bright (from the color of berries).
What makes something a 'true berry' scientifically is totally different from what we call berries—strawberries aren't berries at all, but bananas are! Botanists and grocery shoppers live in different berry universes.
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