Etymology
Origin of berried
Example Sentences
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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
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 Fawcett, Edgar
In the virgin forests surrounding the settlers' homes, the crimson berried holly tree against the dark background of lofty pines brightened the winter landscape.
From In Ancient Albemarle by Pugh, Mabel
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