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strawberry Definition

straw·berry (strôber′ē, -bər ē)

noun pl. -·ries

  1. the small, red, fleshy accessory fruit of a stolon-bearing plant (genus Fragaria) of the rose family
  2. this plant

Etymology: ME strawberi < OE streawberie < streaw, straw + berige, berry: prob. from the small achenes

strawberry Synonyms

strawberry

modif.

carmine, strawberry-red, rose, rose-red, deep rose; see also red, rose.

strawberry Synonyms

strawberry

n.

fragaria, queen of berries, the perfect berry; see berry 1, fruit 1.

strawberry Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • follow: Jeremy has cooked lasagna, followed by fresh strawberries.

Converse of object

  • dip: Freshly picked chocolate dipped strawberries would go down well with a champagne reception.
  • slice: Cool, then top each one with 50g sliced strawberries.
  • pick: Seasonal jobs available picking strawberries on our mixed orchard in the south of Denmark.
  • eat: In 2005 we were eating strawberries from May through to December!
  • grow: See our factsheet How to grow strawberries for more information.
  • serve: Who could possibly forget June and the office staff serving strawberries and cream in their pinnies?

Adjective modifier

  • ripe: Recently while walking through our 3.5 acres of all edible, organic gardens, I noticed many varieties of ripe strawberries.
  • juicy: Imagine: thousands of juicy red strawberries, all for us!
  • crushed: Instead of vanilla, try adding crushed strawberries or melted chocolate.
  • wild: I have isolated memories of getting into trouble at some kid's house for eating all their wild strawberries.
  • barren: Other flowering plants include wood anemone, stitchwort and barren strawberry.
  • fresh: Serve as a drink or thin soup or poured over fresh strawberries.

Modifies a noun

  • shortcake: Make or buy a strawberry shortcake with real whipped cream.
  • jam: I sure could go some of your raspberry or strawberry jam!
  • coulis: Serve with mixed berries, ice cream, white chocolate sauce and strawberry coulis.
  • daiquiri: Frank wants to know whether strawberry daiquiri or sherry was preferable for exchange formal halls; strawberry daiquiri was generally approved of.
  • cheesecake: Instead we ordered one Southern Pecan pie ( £ 3.25 ) and one of Sally's famous strawberry cheesecakes.
  • picking: When I was younger I'd go strawberry picking after my piano lessons.

Preposition: in

  • winter: Stick to the season When you see strawberries in winter you know they weren't grown locally.
strawberry Quotes

Like strawberry wives, that laid two or three great strawberries at the mouth of their pot, and all the rest were little ones.

—Elizabeth I

Strawberry fields forever.

—Paul