strawberry

CEFRA1

/ˈstɹɔːb(ə)ɹi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small red fruit with tiny seeds on its surface.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any plant of the genus Fragaria (that bears such fruit).

Examples

  • The children told me they loved strawberry ice cream.

  • I like strawberry ice cream.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • [ʃt͡ʃɹɔːbɹi]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The berry of the strawberry tree (Arbutus)

  2. The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.

  3. A dark pinkish red color, like that of the fruit; strawberry red.

More examples

In context

  • She has the best strawberry patch I've ever seen.

  • They went to pick strawberries today.

  • strawberry marks

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English strawberie, strawbery, from Old English strēawberġe, corresponding to straw + berry. Of various theories advanced to explain the name, the two most plausible are: # from the fact that wild strawberries grow on straw-like runners (compare Norwegian stråbær, denoting cranberries, which grow in a similar way); # from the practice, still common in parts of Europe, of gathering strawberries by stringing them on a straw or stalk.