How to say "berry" in Japanese

• 果実かじつJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounCovers fruit in general, with 'berry' appearing among its glosses; in practice it is the formal, botanical-flavored word for fruit rather than the word you reach for when talking about eating berries.
  果実かじつになる花はなは少すくない。↗

  Few flowers develop into fruit.
• 木の実きのみCommon
  nounMeans the fruit of a tree, including nuts and berries; suited to describing things growing or gathered from trees, such as nuts and berries found in the woods, rather than berries bought at a store.
  ボブはいろいろな種類しゅるいの木の実このみを見みつけた。↗

  Bob found various kinds of nuts.

For the botanical/food sense of 'berry' neither word is the everyday choice; 果実 is the broader term for fruit, while 「木の実」 refers specifically to fruit or nuts growing on trees.

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• 果実かじつfruit
• 木の実きのみfruit of a tree
• ベリーberry
• 漿果しょうかberry (e.g. grape, tomato, banana)
• 果粒かりゅうberry