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.
the plant itself.
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Origin of strawberry
before 1000; Middle English; Old English strēawberige.See straw, berry
She also recommends the banana split shake: strawberry, chocolate, and a mashed banana.
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The star is the cream itself, as opulent as crème fraiche, with vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, etc., serving as a sort of halo.
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He loved that idea, and suggested a potluck dinner of sushi and strawberry smoothies and readings from our favorite books.
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The town is also recognized internationally for its Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival.
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Or perhaps the plague of Strawberry Quick-flavored meth that was luring children into a life of addiction and penury.
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Add gelatine to the strawberry juice and the hot, thin syrup.
Civic League Cook Book|Anonymous
There was something ominous in the very way he rolled up the strawberry jam in sacking.
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But I met you last summer at the Anstells' garden-party, and you passed me an ice, vanilla and strawberry mixed!
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Perhaps the safest game was to drop the strawberry leaves, at any rate.
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Better wipe your face; it's scratched and muddy, and you've been rubbing your nose in my strawberry bed.
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British Dictionary definitions for strawberry
strawberry
/ (ˈstrɔːbərɪ, -brɪ) /
nounplural-ries
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
(as modifier)a strawberry patch
the fruit of any of these plants, consisting of a sweet fleshy receptacle bearing small seedlike parts (the true fruits)
(as modifier)strawberry ice cream
barren strawberrya related Eurasian plant, Potentilla sterilis, that does not produce edible fruit
a purplish-red colour
(as adjective)strawberry shoes
another name for strawberry mark
Word Origin for strawberry
Old English streawberige; perhaps from the strawlike appearance of the runners
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.
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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.