berry vs serviceberry

serviceberry vs berry

berry and serviceberry both are nouns.

berry is a verb but serviceberry is not a verb.

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

As nouns, serviceberry is a hyponym of berry; that is, serviceberry 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
serviceberry: edible purple or red berries

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, raspberry, juneberry, saskatoon, shadberry, strawberry, hackberry, sugarberry, persimmon, acerola, barbados cherry, surinam cherry, West Indian cherry, mulberry.

berry (noun)	serviceberry (noun)
any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves	edible purple or red berries
a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)	any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit

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

Difference between berry and serviceberry

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