Source etymology 1 · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties. · A soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits. · A coffee bean. · One of the ova or eggs of a fish or crustacean.
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *bazją Proto-West Germanic *baʀi Old English berġe Middle English berie English berry From Middle English berie, from Old English berġe, from Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, from Proto-Germanic *bazją. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bäie, West Flemish beier, German Beere, Icelandic ber, Danish bær. The slang sense "police car" may come from the lights on the vehicles' roofs.
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"A soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits.",
"A coffee bean.",
"One of the ova or eggs of a fish or crustacean."
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