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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“Madrone is very similar and is a host species for varied larvae species,” Miller said, “which strawberry tree will never be.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

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

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Researchers say the technology may also offer a way to reduce water use and reliance on pesticides in strawberry production.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

I’ll never know whether that strawberry she fed me had some whipped cream on it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

His hair is darker than it used to be—more reddish brown than strawberry blond—but everything else is so familiar.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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

This content showed off their idyllic life with adorable "rescue chickens" and fresh-grown strawberries, against the scenic backdrop of the Santa Ynez Mountains.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

At Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery, the shelves heave with white strawberries, purple asparagus and other produce from 300 local farms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Roosevelt craved a mutton chop with a tail to it; Kermit was hungry for strawberries and cream; and Cherrie couldn’t stop thinking about pancakes smothered in maple syrup.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

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