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| berry |
any of several small, juicy fruits that do not have a pit, such as the strawberry, raspberry, or blueberry. [1/2 definitions] |
| blueberry |
A blueberry is a small round berry that grows on a special kind of bush. Blueberries are blue in color and people can eat them. When they are ripe, they are very sweet. [2 definitions] |
| huckleberry |
a low berry bush common in North America. The huckleberry is related to the blueberry. [1/2 definitions] |
| purple |
When something is purple, it has the color of purple. If you eat blueberry pie, sometimes your teeth and your tongue get purple. [1/2 definitions] |
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