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noun
a low-growing plant, Waldsteinia fragarioides, of the rose family, native to north temperate regions, having long stalks with three toothed leaflets and yellow flowers.
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Origin of barren strawberry

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; so called because the fruit is dry and inedible

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How to use barren strawberry in a sentence

  • Dog-violets, barren strawberry, and the yellowish-green spurge are in flower there now.

    The Hills and the Vale|Richard Jefferies
  • Neither is there any demand for the white barren strawberry blossom, or the purplish ground-ivy among the finely marked fern moss.

    Field and Hedgerow|Richard Jefferies
  • One tiny white flower of barren strawberry has ventured to bloom.

    The Open Air|Richard Jefferies
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