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*brown as a berry
very brown from the sun; quite suntanned. (*Also: as ~.) She was out in the sun so much that she became as brown as a berry.
See also: brown
be as brown as a berry  (British & Australian)
if someone is as brown as a berry their skin has become much darker because of the effects of the sun She's as brown as a berry after a month in Greece.
See also: brown
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Both the shadbush (Amelanchier) and chokeberry (Aronia) are often selected for their heavy berrying as much as for their welcome white flowers of May.
Mix up selection of spring flowers by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
Add fruiting and berrying plants in quiet corners of the garden and provide plants with seed heads such as teasels and grasses.
Keep an eye out and help our gardens' feathered friends; Tips and ... by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
They do well in all but wet spots and are easy to grow but remember that if you clip them too much you will be cutting off their berrying potential.
GARDENING: Merry berries; BRIGHTEN UP GREY DAYS WITH TREES AND SHRUBS ... by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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