edible berry
Safe-to-consume drupe
An edible berry is any small, fleshy fruit safe for human consumption—strawberries, blueberries, raspberries.
The term is looser than the botanical definition, which excludes strawberries but includes bananas.
In practical use, if it's small, soft, and you can eat it, it's an edible berry: The trail guide pointed out edible berries along the path.
- strawberryRed fruit, seeds outside
- blueberrySmall edible Vaccinium fruit
- raspberryAggregate bramble fruit
- blackberryAggregate fruit from thorny canes
- cherryRed stone fruit
grape · mulberry · cranberry · juicy · sweet · tart · fruit tart · ripe · fresh picked · picking · jam · pie · bramble · wild · bush · harvest · seeds · pulp
edibility/safety for consumption
edible berrydeadly nightshade
Toxic solanaceous plant
baneberry · belladonna · pokeweed · poison · toxin