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strawberry
[straw-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
noun
plural
strawberriesthe fruit of any stemless plant belonging to the genus Fragaria, of the rose family, consisting of an enlarged fleshy receptacle bearing achenes on its exterior.
the plant itself.
strawberry
/ ˈstrɔːbərɪ, -brɪ /
noun
any of various low-growing rosaceous plants of the genus Fragaria, such as F. vesca ( wild strawberry ) and F. ananassa ( garden strawberry ), which have white flowers and red edible fruits and spread by runners
( as modifier )
a strawberry patch
the fruit of any of these plants, consisting of a sweet fleshy receptacle bearing small seedlike parts (the true fruits)
( as modifier )
strawberry ice cream
a related Eurasian plant, Potentilla sterilis, that does not produce edible fruit
a purplish-red colour
( as adjective )
strawberry shoes
another name for strawberry mark
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of strawberry1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of strawberry1
Example Sentences
Tourist Jasmine Rehberger, 22, from Kentucky in the US, emerged from the bakery with a strawberry and caramelised almond split.
It's a town which boasts of being the "strawberry capital of the world".
The workers who would typically be shuffling up and down the strawberry rows were largely absent.
It is named after the harvest season observed by indigenous Americans, signalling the time of year that wild strawberries were harvested, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, external.
Known as the Strawberry Moon, it was named by Native American and European cultures to signal the time of year that wild strawberries were harvested, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, external.
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