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dog•ber•ry
(dôg′ber′ē, -bə rē, dog′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries.
Dog•ber•ry (dôg′ber′ē, -bə rē, dog′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -rys for 2.
- Plant Biologythe berry or fruit of any of various plants, as the European dogwood, Cornus sanguinea, the chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia, or the mountain ash, Sorbus americana.
- Plant Biologythe plant itself.
- Plant Biologyany of several plants, esp. the dog rose, bearberry, and guelder rose.
- dog + berry 1545–55
Dog•ber•ry (dôg′ber′ē, -bə rē, dog′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -rys for 2.
- Literaturea foolish constable in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.
- Literatureany foolish, blundering, or stupid official.