berrylike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *bazją Proto-West Germanic *baʀi Old English berġe Middle English berie English berry Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English berrylike From berry + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling a berry.
Black crowberry. Empetrum nigrum. Crowberry Family. Fruit. — The black drupe is berrylike, globular, and incloses six to nine seedlike nutlets with a seed in each. The calyx is at the base and the stigma is at the apex. The drupes are solitary in the leaf axils. They are juicy, acid, edible, and serve as food for the Arctic birds.
1905, Maude Gridley Peterson, How to Know Wild Fruits: A Guide to Plants When Not in Flower by Means of Fruit and Leaf, Macmillan, page 202:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most berrylike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more berrylike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |