- the berry or fruit of any of various plants, as the European dogwood, Cornus sanguinea, the chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia, or the mountain ash, Sorbus americana.
- the plant itself.
- any of several plants, especially the dog rose, bearberry, and guelder rose.
- a foolish constable in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.
- any foolish, blundering, or stupid official.
- any of certain plants that have berry-like fruits, such as the European dogwood or the bearberry
- the fruit of any of these plants
- a foolish, meddling, and usually old official
