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."
Vocabulary lists containing strawberry
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"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
Or I might grab a quick strawberry or peanut butter smoothie from Main Squeeze in Santa Monica, then go see the sunset.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 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
The dishes themselves are constantly changing—past offerings have included a reimagined s’more made from an aerated dark-chocolate rock with graham-cracker ganache and burnt meringue, which was paired with strawberry amaro milk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Even a strawberry lassi mixture that I’m secretly dying to make.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
Raspberries and blackberries were seen as too foreign for Chinese palates, and Japanese firms already were growing strawberries there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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
Thousands of farmers grow strawberries across the Mahabaleshwar region, making the fruit one of the most profitable horticultural crops in western India.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Whole fruits included apples, oranges, bananas, mangos, grapes, pears, melons, strawberries and peaches.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
“You staying for the midnight movies?” she asks, but you’re distracted by the scent of frybread and strawberries.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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