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• past participle of berry.
• past tense form of berry.

berried

American  

[ber-eed] / ˈbɛr id /

adjective

1. covered with or yielding berries.

2. of or like a berry; baccate.

3. (of lobsters, crayfish, etc.) having eggs.

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Etymology

Origin of berried

First recorded in 1785–95; berry + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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berried

The floral arrangements used “English foliage — holly, berried ivy and red skimmia,” and the tree was to be recycled to be viewed by holiday visitors to Windsor.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 25, 2022

In fall, masses of winter pansies, ornamental kale and berried shrubs replace tender plantings in the massive window box and containers, while the trim boxwood hedges and clipped hollies carry the show throughout winter.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2021

Solanum.—The berried varieties may be grown entirely in pots, or they can be put into beds for the summer, from which they will lift for potting again just as the handsome berries are turning colour.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons

I thereupon swarmed the shrub, plucked and tossed the richly berried boughs to the poor little chap.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. CLVIII, January 7, 1920 by Various

The berried holly is now in great demand all along the Pacific shores, and American purchasers are eager to buy it.

From Some Reminiscences of old Victoria by Edgar Fawcett