Letter
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Hint
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Answer
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A
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A small, dark purple fruit often marketed as a health food
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Acai berry
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B
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A long, soft fruit which grows in very large bunches and is not typically thought of as a berry
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Banana
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C
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A berry closely related to the gooseberry that comes in white, yellow, red, and black varieties
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Currant
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D
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A fruit closely related to the blackberry which grows in the wild across the Pacific Northwest
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Dewberry
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E
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A small, sweet, deep purple fruit which grows in large clusters and is often served dried or in preserves. This berry is also featured in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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Elderberry
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F
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The small, inedible, black berry of a leathery shrub which is native to the American Midwest
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Farkleberry
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G
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An oblong, red berry native to the Himalayas and noted for its high antioxidant content
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Goji berry
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H
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A small fruit closely resembling a blueberry which is native to the Pacific Northwest
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Huckleberry
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I
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A fruit which visually resembles a very small plum and which can be eaten by humans but is often planted to attract birds
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Indian Plum
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J
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The bitter, berry-like fruit of an evergreen which is unpalatable raw, but often processed into wine or preserves
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Juniper berry
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K
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A hybrid between blackberries and raspberries which is similar to marionberries and noted for its high tolerance for cold
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Kotata berry
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L
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A glossy red berry whose preserves are a major feature in Scandinavian and Northern European cuisine
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Lingonberry
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M
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An aggregate fruit which resembles a blackberry, but is noted for its length, often exceeding four centimeters. The bush which sources these fruits features in a nursery rhyme.
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Mulberry
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N
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A small, juicy blue-black fruit with thick skin, which grows primarily in the wild
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Nannyberry
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O
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The pale blue fruit of a holly-like evergreen. This fruit also shares its name with a US state to which it is native.
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Oregon Grape
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P
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A softball-sized red fruit whose name means "rock apple" in French
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Pomegranate
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Q
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R
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The fruit of a romantic flower, often used in tea or medicine
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Rose Hip
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S
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A light pink aggregate fruit which resembles raspberries in taste and appearance
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Salmonberry
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T
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A usually-red fruit, the classification of which was the subject of an 1893 US supreme court case
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Tomato
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U
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A fruit native to Chile and Argentina which is also called a Chilean guava or strawberry myrtle
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Ugni berry
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V
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W
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A very large fruit with a thick, green skin and red flesh
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Watermelon
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X
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A cultivar of the above, and also the Chinese word for it
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Xigua
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Y
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A spherical, firm crimson fruit also known as a Chinese bayberry or waxberry which features numerous blackberry-like seeds
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Yangmei
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Z
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A squash which is the namesake of a well-known bread recipe
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Zucchini
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