| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A seeking for or gathering of berries, esp. of such as grow wild.[Websters]. | |
| Verb | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb berry.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (berry) | 1. Pick or gather berries; "We went berrying in the summer".[Wordnet]. 2. To bear or produce berries.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: berrying, berried, berries, berrier, berriers, berryingly and berriedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BERRYING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1872. (references) |
Specialty Definition: berry
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Biology & Biotechnology | One of the eggs of a fish or a crustacean. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Environment | A fleshy indehiscent pulpy multi-seeded fr. resulting from a single pistil. Extomato. (references) | ||
| Food & Agriculture | Single fruit of the grape. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Geology | A fleshy or pulpy indehiscent fruit with the seed (s) embedded in the fleshy tissue of the pericarp. Compare drupe, pyrene. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: berry
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Alexander Berry | Alexander Berry (November 30, 1781- September 17, 1873) was a Scottish born surgeon, merchant and explorer who in 1822 was given a land grant of 10,000 acres (40 km²) and 100 convicts to establish the first European settlement on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. (references) | ||
| Arthur Berry | Arthur Berry (1925-1994). Born in Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent, England. Playwright, poet, teacher and artist. (references) | ||
| Arthur Berry (Manitoba politician) | Arthur Ritchie Berry (November 28, 1879—?) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1922 to 1936. (references) | ||
| Avignon berry | The fruit of the Rhamnus infectorius, eand of other species of the same genus; -- so called from the city of Avignon, in France. It is used by dyers and painters for coloring yellow. Called also French berry. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Baked-apple berry | Creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Berry Amendment | The Berry Amendment (USC, Title 10, Section 2533a), requires the Department of Defense to give preference in procurement to domestically produced, manufactured, or home grown products, most notably food, clothing, fabrics, and specialty metals. Congress originally passed domestic source restrictions as part of the 1941 Fifth Supplemental DOD Appropriations Act in order to protect the domestic industrial base in the time of war. The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) was amended to include exceptions for the acquisition of food, speciality metals, and hand or measuring tools when needed to support contingency operations or when the use of other-than-competitive procedures is based on an unusual and compelling urgency. (references) | ||
| Berry and Wollstonecraft | Berry and Wollstonecraft was an Australian business partnership established in 1819 between Alexander Berry and Edward Wollstonecraft. (references) | ||
| Berry Aviation | Berry Aviation is a charter airline based in San Marcos, Texas, USA. It was established and started operations in 1983 and operates charter passenger and cargo flights as well as work for the US Postal Service. (references) | ||
| Berry College | Berry College is a private, liberal arts college located in the north Georgia community of Mount Berry, which lies on the northernmost boundary of Rome. With approximately 2100 students and 28,000 acres (113 km²) of north Georgia hill country, the institution encourages a triplicate responsibility within education: academic excellence, student work, and service to society, as well as emphasizing the importance of religion in life. (references) | ||
| Berry Events Center | Berry Events Center is a 4,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Marquette, Michigan. The arena opened in 1999. It is home to the Northern Michigan University Wildcats ice hockey team. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: berry
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Berry grower | Occupations | Plants and cultivates fruit bushes and vines and harvests crops, such as grapes, cranberries, and strawberries, applying knowledge of growth characteristics of specific varieties and soil, climate, and market conditions: Determines varieties and quantities of plants to be grown, acreage to be tilled, and employees to be hired. Selects and purchases plant stock and farm machines, implements, and supplies. Decides when and how to plant, bud, graft, prune, sucker, cultivate and irrigate plants, and harvest crop, based on knowledge of vine-crop culture. Attaches farm implements, such as harrow and ditcher, to tractor and drives tractor in fields to till soil. Drives and operates farm machinery to spray fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides and haul fruit boxes. Hires, assigns duties to, and oversees activities of seasonal workers engaged in tilling and irrigating soil, pruning plants, and harvesting and marketing crop. Demonstrates and explains farm work techniques and safety regulations. Maintains employee and financial records. Makes arrangements with buyers for sale and shipment of crop. May make arrangements with AIRPLANE PILOT (agriculture) 196.263-010 to spray and dust fertilizers and pesticides on planted acreage. May install irrigation system (s) and irrigate fields. May set poles, string wires on poles to form trellises, and tie vines and canes to trellis wires. May prune vines and canes to size and shape growth. May lubricate, adjust, and make minor repairs on farm machinery, implements, and equipment, using oilcan, grease gun, and handtools, such as hammer and wrench. May be designated according to crop grown as Blueberry Grower (agriculture); Cranberry Grower (agriculture); Grape Grower (agriculture); Raspberry Grower (agriculture); Strawberry Grower (agriculture). (references) | |
| Brown as a Berry | Literature | (See Similes. ). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
| Unripe berry | Food & Agriculture | Berry of the grape which is not yet ripe. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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