STRAWBERRY Definition & Meaning

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strawberry

[ straw-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

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noun

plural strawberries.

the 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

1. 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
2. ( as modifier )
  a strawberry patch
1. the fruit of any of these plants, consisting of a sweet fleshy receptacle bearing small seedlike parts (the true fruits)
2. ( as modifier )
  strawberry ice cream
barren strawberry
a related Eurasian plant, Potentilla sterilis, that does not produce edible fruit
1. a purplish-red colour
2. ( as adjective )
  strawberry shoes
another name for strawberry mark

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of strawberry¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English ��ٰ�ŧ��ɲ��. See straw, berry

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of strawberry¹

Old English streawberige; perhaps from the strawlike appearance of the runners

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I’ve never paid double digits for a single container of strawberries, but curiosity got the best of me.

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An array of whole peeled tangerines, strawberries, hawthorn berries and green and red grapes glistened on my phone screen like jewels you only admire but can’t touch.

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Lira dices strawberries and basil for dessert empanadas.

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Yet, it often occupies a space reserved for quick snacks or sweet endings — a banana on the go, peach cobbler, or a bowl of strawberries.

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