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ber·ried

 (bĕr′ēd)
adj.
1. Having or bearing berries: berried branches; a berried plant.
2. Resembling a berry or berries: "an off-dry, berried flavor" (New York Times).
3. Bearing eggs. Used especially of egg-bearing crustaceans or fishes: a berried lobster.
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ber•ried

(ˈbɛr id)

adj.
1. covered with or yielding berries.
2. of or like a berry.
3. bearing eggs: berried lobsters.
[1785–95]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.berried - producing or bearing berriesberried - producing or bearing berries  
bacciferous, baccate
fruitful - productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply"
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