berry vs whortleberry

whortleberry vs berry

berry and whortleberry both are nouns.

berry is a verb but whortleberry is not a verb.

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

As nouns, whortleberry is a hyponym of berry; that is, whortleberry 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
whortleberry: blue-black berries similar to American blueberries

Other hyponyms of berry include bilberry, European blueberry, 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)	whortleberry (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 European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries

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

Difference between berry and whortleberry

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