Berry (botany) fruits, the edible part is not generated by the ovary. Berry-like examples include: The female seed cones of some conifers have fleshy and merged scales, giving them a berry-like appearance. Juniper "berries" (family Cupressaceae), in particular those of "Juniperus communis", are used to flavour gin. The seed cones of species in the Podocarpaceae and Taxaceae families have a bright colour when fully developed, increasing the resemblance to true berries. The "berries" of yews ("Taxus" species) consist of a female seed cone with which develops a fleshy red aril partially enclosing the poisonous seed. The Latin word ' or ' (plural
Helen Berry Helen Berry Helen Berry (born 11 December 1969) is a British historian and Professor of British History at Newcastle University. She specialises in British history circa 1660 to 1800, with particular interests in social, cultural and economic history. Berry read History at Durham University from 1989 – 1992, and her doctoral research was at Jesus College, University of Cambridge 1995 – 1998, where she wrote a thesis on the history of coffee houses and the earliest London newspapers. In 2000 she was awarded the Royal Historical Society Alexander Prize for the paper ‘Rethinking Politeness in Eighteenth-Century England: Moll King’s Coffee