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

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

They are trees or shrubs with long, generally narrow leaves, panicles of small whitish flowers, and berried fruit.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

It was the day I went to the circus, and you told me not to tell daddy the cat was deadn' berried.

From The Blue Lagoon: a romance by Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)

“I shouldn’t be a bit s’prised if they’ve berried ’im in the kitchin.”

From A Little World by Fenn, George Manville