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berry vs bacca

bacca vs berry

berry and bacca both are nouns.

berry is a verb but bacca is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
berry Yes No Yes No
bacca Yes No No No
As nouns, bacca is a hyponym of berry; that is, bacca is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than berry:
  • berry: a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)
  • bacca: an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape, tomato, cranberry
Other hyponyms of berry include baneberry, simple fruit.
berry (noun) bacca (noun)
any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape, tomato, cranberry
a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)
berry (verb) bacca (verb)
pick or gather berries
Difference between berry and bacca

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