Berries Word Search
A free Berries word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the ingredients, dishes, and flavors of a food topic, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: STRAWBERRY, BLUEBERRY, RASPBERRY, BLACKBERRY, CRANBERRY, GOOSEBERRY, HUCKLEBERRY, BOYSENBERRY, MULBERRY, ELDERBERRY, CURRANT, BILBERRY.
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Berries word list, defined
- STRAWBERRY /ˈstrɔbəri/ · noun
- A sweet and juicy fruit with a bright red color, typically having a hollow core and a sweet aroma. Related: raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, cassis.
- BLUEBERRY /ˈbluːˌbɛri/ · noun
- A small, round, sweet edible berry with a blue-black skin and pale grey bloom, produced by shrubs of the genus Vaccinium, particularly V. corymbosum (highbush) and related species. Also used to refer to the North American shrub itself. Related: huckleberry, bilberry, whortleberry, blaeberry.
- RASPBERRY /ˈræzbəri/ · noun
- A sweet-tart fruit that is typically red, although it can also be yellow or purple. It is often eaten fresh or used in desserts and jams. Related: strawberry, blueberry, blackberry, cranberry.
- BLACKBERRY /ˈblakˌbɛri/ · noun
- An edible, soft dark purple-black berry produced by any of various brambles of the genus Rubus, especially Rubus fruticosus in Europe and related species in North America; also, the prickly shrub that bears it. Related: brambleberry, dewberry, boysenberry, loganberry.
- CRANBERRY /ˈkrænbɛri/ · noun
- A small, firm, red berry with a sharply tart taste, produced by low-growing evergreen shrubs of the genus Vaccinium, especially Vaccinium macrocarpon, native to North America. It is widely used in juices, sauces, and dried fruit preparations, and is traditionally served as a sauce with roast turkey.
- GOOSEBERRY /ˈɡuːsbəri/ · noun
- A small, round or oval fruit with a green or red skin, often eaten raw or used in jams and preserves. Related: currant, elderberry, loganberry, raspberry.
- HUCKLEBERRY /ˈhʌkəlbɛri/ · noun
- A small, round fruit that is dark blue in color, often used in pies and jams. A young boy, especially one who is mischievous or adventurous. Related: blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, wildberry.
- BOYSENBERRY /ˈbɔɪzənˌbɛri/ · noun
- A large, edible berry that is a hybrid of the raspberry, blackberry, and loganberry, having a dark reddish-purple color and a distinctive sweet-tart flavor; also, the brambly plant on which it grows. Related: loganberry, marionberry, dewberry, tayberry.
- MULBERRY /ˈmʌlbəri/ · noun
- A type of fruit-bearing tree or shrub, or the fruit itself. The fruit is typically purple or red and has a sweet, slightly tart taste. Related: berry, fruit, tree, shrub.
- ELDERBERRY /ˈɛldərˌbɛri/ · noun
- A deciduous shrub or small tree of the genus Sambucus, bearing clusters of small white flowers and dark purple to black berries, or the berry of this plant itself. Related: sambucus, elder, bourtree, danewort.
- CURRANT /ˈkʌr.ənt/ · noun
- A small dried seedless grape used in baking and cooking, or a berry of certain Ribes (gooseberry-family) shrubs, including blackcurrants, redcurrants, and whitecurrants. Related: raisin, sultana, berry, grape.
- BILBERRY /ˈbɪl.bər.i/ · noun
- A small edible dark-blue berry with a bloom, produced by a low-growing Eurasian shrub (Vaccinium myrtillus) of the heath family; also the shrub itself. The word is chiefly British — the same or similar fruits are called blueberries or huckleberries in North America. Related: whortleberry, huckleberry, blueberry, blaeberry.
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