"brown as a berry" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-brown as a berry.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} brown as a berry (not comparable)
  1. (simile) Very brown. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-brown_as_a_berry-en-adj-36mJrXsk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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