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strawberry
[ straw-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]
noun
- 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
- 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
- barren strawberrya related Eurasian plant, Potentilla sterilis, that does not produce edible fruit
- a purplish-red colour
- ( as adjective )
strawberry shoes
- another name for strawberry mark
Word History and Origins
Origin of strawberry1
Word History and Origins
Origin of strawberry1
Example Sentences
But the brothers didn't achieve mainstream success until 1977, with the release of Strawberry Letter #23.
At Jordan Kahn’s all-day cafe in the Hayden Tract neighborhood of Culver City, the strawberry French toast comes with a bowl of whipped crème fraîche surrounded by a perfect circle of sliced strawberries garnished with candied hibiscus.
Leal’s contribution to the menu is a strawberry twist on the French 75 inspired by Marie Laveau, a voodoo herbalist and healer from New Orleans.
The report comes as state regulators evaluate the use of chloropicrin, a lung-irritating soil fumigant, which was measured just shy of state limits in August 2023 in Oxnard — a city that touts itself as the strawberry capital of the world.
From the sprawling vineyards of the Bay Area to the strawberry fields of the Central Coast and orchards of the Central Valley, California remains an agricultural juggernaut, producing more fruits, vegetables and nuts than any other state in the nation.
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