strawberry
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.
Origin of strawberry
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How to use strawberry in a sentence
StrawberriesEven without the shortcake, strawberries are a sweet treat perfect for staying hydrated.
Until that future is here, however, “Eat yogurt for the strawberries, not the bacteria,” McFarland says.
They taste of red and black berries, currants, cranberries, strawberries, mulberries and cherries, tart and sweet.
Eat: While hiking, keep an eye out for wild strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, grapes, and currants.
Nine Amazing Places To Skinny Dip Around The World | Erin Cunningham | September 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTShe closes her eyes, opens her mouth, and allows him to feed her cherries, strawberries, and Champagne.
Be Meat and Drink: A Conceptual Performance at Allegra LaViola Gallery | Lizzie Crocker | April 15, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Twenty acres of apple trees all in a orchard together, and twenty acres of strawberries set out betwixt and between the rows!
The Bondboy | George W. (George Washington) OgdenIt very much resembles strawberries in taste, and, like them, is eaten with wine and sugar.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferAnd you know that mangoes taste very much like strawberries and cream with sugar on them.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal MukerjiPineapples give the best result among cultivated fruit, and strawberries do well in the higher districts.
Until recently, diet in hay fever was a matter of avoiding meat and strawberries and the result was usually unsatisfactory.
The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick Laidlaw
British Dictionary definitions for strawberry
/ (ˈstrɔːbərɪ, -brɪ) /
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 strawberry 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
Origin of strawberry
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