strawberry
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strawberries
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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.
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the plant itself.
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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
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a strawberry patch
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the fruit of any of these plants, consisting of a sweet fleshy receptacle bearing small seedlike parts (the true fruits)
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strawberry ice cream
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a related Eurasian plant, Potentilla sterilis, that does not produce edible fruit
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a purplish-red colour
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strawberry shoes
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another name for strawberry mark
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Etymology
Origin of strawberry
before 1000; Middle English; Old English strēawberige. See straw, berry
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."
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Monterey County authorities received a disturbing report on a recent Saturday morning: An infant had been discovered on the side of a county road next to a strawberry field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Deng conducted an experiment in China applying image recognition to strawberry pollination, work he said could theoretically cut the labor the crop demands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
"Just imagine if the American forces weren't in Kuwait," she told AFP, while purchasing strawberry pastries for her children at Dunkin' -- the US donut franchise that remains popular across the Gulf.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
The ride was constructed last year using repurposed farm materials, including strawberry polytunnel hoops and an old tipper lorry trailer.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Lucy tears off a section of frybread with a strawberry slice on it, holds it out to you.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Now that the cattle are gone, she’s seeing all kinds of native plants, such as coastal strawberries, Yerba Buena Blue-eyed grass and the Douglas iris with their stunning lavender petals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
It evoked kiwis and guavas like Twizzlers do strawberries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
And by using a semi-open polyhouse, strawberries can grow the whole year round.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Krishan Bhilare's family has been farming strawberries for generations in Mahabaleshwar.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
There were wild strawberries growing on the sunny side of the ridge in a little clearing in the trees.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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