berry vs bilberry

bilberry vs berry

berry and bilberry both are nouns.

berry is a verb but bilberry is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
berry	Yes	No	Yes	No
bilberry	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bilberry is a hyponym of berry; that is, bilberry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than berry:

berry: any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
bilberry: blue-black berries similar to American blueberries

Other hyponyms of berry include European blueberry, whortleberry, huckleberry, blueberry, boxberry, checkerberry, spiceberry, teaberry, wintergreen, cranberry, cowberry, lingonberry, lowbush cranberry, mountain cranberry, currant, blackberry, boysenberry, dewberry, loganberry, raspberry, juneberry, saskatoon, serviceberry, shadberry, strawberry, hackberry, sugarberry, persimmon, acerola, barbados cherry, surinam cherry, West Indian cherry, mulberry.

berry (noun)	bilberry (noun)
any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves	blue-black berries similar to American blueberries
a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)	erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries
	erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries

berry (verb)	bilberry (verb)
pick or gather berries

Difference between berry and bilberry

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