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strawberry tree

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noun

an evergreen shrub or tree, Arbutus unedo, of the heath family, native to southern Europe, bearing a scarlet, strawberrylike fruit.

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Nearby words

strawberry guava, strawberry mark, strawberry roan, strawberry tomato, strawberry tongue, strawberry tree, strawberry-raspberry, strawboard, strawflower, strawhat, strawson

Origin of strawberry tree

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
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Examples from the Web for strawberry tree

  • Arbute, r′būt, n. the strawberry-tree: an evergreen shrub, which bears a scarlet fruit somewhat resembling the strawberry.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for strawberry tree

strawberry tree

noun

a S European evergreen tree, Arbutus unedo, having white or pink flowers and red strawberry-like berriesSee also arbutus
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