Fruta simple carnosa que tiene generalmente varias semillas.根據植物學的定義，是由單一子房發育成的果實，為最普遍的肉質果，整個子房壁成熟之後會形成可食用的果皮。可能有單心皮或多枚心皮，有一層薄薄的表皮包覆，並且有多肉的內裡。以科學定義而言，許多常被稱為「berry」的果實事實上並不是漿果：在通俗的用語中，此詞彙被用來指稱任何多肉的單顆果實，尤其多子的果實，而且通常專指小型的果實。According to the botanical definition, fleshy fruits produced from a single ovary; a berry is the most common type of fleshy fruit in which the entire ovary wall ripens into an edible pericarp. Berries may have one or more carpels with a thin covering and fleshy interiors. Many fruits commonly referred to as berries are not actual berries by the scientific definition: in common usage, the term is used for any simple, fleshy fruit, often one that has many seeds and usually reserved for small fruits.Een eenvoudige vleesrijke vrucht die meestal veel zaden heeft.