berry vs raspberry

raspberry vs berry

berry and raspberry both are nouns.

berry is a verb but raspberry is not a verb.

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

As nouns, raspberry is a hyponym of berry; that is, raspberry 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
raspberry: red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries

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

berry (noun)	raspberry (noun)
any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves	a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)	red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries
	woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries

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

Difference between berry and raspberry

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