strawberry

American  

[straw-ber-ee, -buh-ree] / ˈstrɔˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun

• strawberries
  plural

1. 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.

2. the plant itself.

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strawberry British  

/ ˈstrɔːbərɪ, -brɪ /

noun

1. 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

2. 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

3. a related Eurasian plant, Potentilla sterilis, that does not produce edible fruit

4. 1. a purplish-red colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      strawberry shoes

5. another name for strawberry mark

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• strawberries
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of strawberry

before 1000; Middle English; Old English strēawberige. See straw, berry

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Explanation

A strawberry is both a low-growing, flowering plant and also the name of the fruit that it produces. Strawberries are soft, sweet, bright red berries. They're also delicious. Strawberries have tiny edible seeds, which grow all over their surface. When ripe, strawberries smell wonderful and taste even better. You can make jam, pie, strawberry shortcake, and more with strawberries. The word can also describe the red color of the fruit, or a birthmark of a similar shade: "She has a strawberry birthmark on her arm."

Example Sentences

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SoCal Berry Growers, a major strawberry grower in Southern California, plans to close six farms and lay off hundreds of people who work at the locations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

"Caolan's allergic to milk, egg, wheat, oat, cumin, tuna, strawberry," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The fabric, called Plant Armor, is designed to be placed directly over strawberry plants.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Chili strawberry does not sound good,” she wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Mom had taken his painting of a rainbow and hung it on the refrigerator with a magnet shaped like a strawberry.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

Sockerbit marshmallows come in satisfying flavors that include strawberries and cream, caramel, vanilla banana and plain-old vanilla—my favorite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

In tunnel field tests, strawberries protected by Plant Armor produced yields as much as 3.56 times higher than uncovered plants.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

At the Farmers Market, breakfast is maybe three oranges, two apples, a basket of strawberries, half a melon and two peaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Beneath the hospital windows and newly whitewashed walls there are rows of strawberries and cucumbers planted by the prisoners.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

He dug a vegetable garden in the rich soil at Fire Mountain’s base and planted avocados, bananas, lettuce, oranges, pineapples, strawberries, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes, and bamboo for making pipes and useful things.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

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