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DOGBERRY

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dog⋅ber⋅ry

  [dawg-ber-ee, -buh-ree, dog-]
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–noun, plural -ries.
1. the berry or fruit of any of various plants, as the European dogwood, Cornus sanguinea, the chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia, or the mountain ash, Sorbus americana.
2. the plant itself.
3. any of several plants, esp. the dog rose, bearberry, and guelder rose.
Origin:
1545–55; dog + berry

Dog⋅ber⋅ry

  [dawg-ber-ee, -buh-ree, dog-]
–noun, plural -rys for 2.
1. a foolish constable in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.
2. any foolish, blundering, or stupid official.
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dog·ber·ry   (dôg'běr'ē, dŏg'-)   
n.  

  1. A wild gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati) of eastern North America, bearing large, prickly berries.

  2. A wild mountain ash (Pyrus decora) of eastern North America.

  3. The fruit of either of these plants.

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