strawberry
(strɔːbri , US -beri )
Word forms: strawberries
countable noun B1+
A strawberry is a small red fruit which is soft and juicy and has tiny yellow seeds on its skin.
...strawberries and cream.
...homemade strawberry jam.
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Collocations:
strawberry plant strawberry sauce
He escaped by leaping off the edge of a cliff and clinging to a strawberry plant - but, alas, the plant started to come loose in his clasp.
Times, Sunday Times
On these strikings, the trefoil sprig above the date took the form of a strawberry plant.
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Check strawberry plants and remove any mouldy or damaged fruits.
Times, Sunday Times
No, strawberry plants are evergreen, quite hardy and the tops can stand cold weather.
The Sun
Cover early strawberry plants with cloches to force a crop.
Times, Sunday Times
What arrived was a millefeuille of ricotta cheese, pastry and strawberry sauce.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
As a summer alternative to pineapple, raspberry, or strawberry sauce could be used.
A Passion for Food (1989)
Concerns over pupils' allergies have led schools to ban sun cream and a café in Bedfordshire refused to add strawberry sauce to an ice cream.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Translations:
Chinese: 草莓
Japanese: イチゴ
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