For the everyday, culinary use of the term, see Berry. Many berries berry salad edible, but others, such as the fruits of the potato and the deadly nightshade, are poisonous to humans.

In everyday English, a “berry” is any small edible fruit. Berries are usually juicy, round, brightly coloured, sweet or sour, and do not have a stone or pit, although many small seeds may be present. The two kinds of fruit intergrade, depending on the state of the endocarp. Some sources have attempted to quantify the difference, e.