strawberry-raspberry
[ straw-ber-ee-raz-ber-ee, straw-buh-ree-raz-buh-ree ]
/ ˈstrɔˌbɛr iˈræzˌbɛr i, ˈstrɔ bə riˈræz bə ri /
noun
an arching, prickly, Japanese plant, Rubus illecebrosus, of the rose family, having an herbaceous stem, white, fragrant flowers, and large, edible, scarlet fruit.
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Why Do We Call Them Berries?The berry family is a linguistic invention particular to Germanic languages, like English. Other languages, like Spanish and French, do not combine the wide, diverse berry family into one group, but rather have very different words for blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries.
Nearby words
strawberry mark, strawberry roan, strawberry tomato, strawberry tongue, strawberry tree, strawberry-raspberry, strawboard, strawflower, strawhat, strawson, strawweight
Also called balloon-berry.
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