strawberry tree

noun

1. an evergreen shrub or tree, Arbutus unedo, of the heath family, native to southern Europe, bearing a scarlet, strawberrylike fruit.

strawberry tree

noun

1. a S European evergreen tree, Arbutus unedo, having white or pink flowers and red strawberry-like berries See also arbutus

Word History and Origins

Origin of strawberry tree¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

Arbute, r′būt, n. the strawberry-tree: an evergreen shrub, which bears a scarlet fruit somewhat resembling the strawberry.

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And I stepped behind a red strawberry-tree, for my sense of respect for him almost made me sob.

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Occasionally we meet with the Strawberry Tree, during early autumn, bearing both flower and fruit at the same time.

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And if you went to some of the islands in the lake up in the glen, you would find wild arbutus—strawberry-tree, as you call it.

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