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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Origin of strawberry tree

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Words nearby strawberry tree

strawberry guava, strawberry mark, strawberry-raspberry, strawberry roan, strawberry tomato, strawberry tree, strawboard, straw boss, straw color, strawflower, strawhat

How to use strawberry tree in a sentence

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
And I stepped behind a red strawberry-tree, for my sense of respect for him almost made me sob.
Erema|R. D. Blackmore
Occasionally we meet with the Strawberry Tree, during early autumn, bearing both flower and fruit at the same time.
Field and Woodland Plants|William S. Furneaux
And if you went to some of the islands in the lake up in the glen, you would find wild arbutus—strawberry-tree, as you call it.
Madam How and Lady Why|Charles Kingsley

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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