: the juicy edible usually red fruit of any of several low-growing temperate herbs (genus Fragaria) of the rose family that is technically an enlarged pulpy receptacle bearing numerous achenes on its surface
especially: a hybrid (Fragaria ananassa) that is the source of most cultivated strawberries
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Native strawberries were the first fruit available for picking followed by blueberries, peaches and pears.—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2025 Its counterpart is strawberry to bring some sweetness to the perfume.—Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 The menu features a variety of cakes in flavors including chocolate hazelnut, strawberry soft cream and blueberry yogurt.—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025 LuPone had laid out strawberries, chocolates, and nuts.—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for strawberry
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English strēawberige, from strēaw straw + berige berry; perhaps from the appearance of the achenes on the surface
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of strawberry was
before the 12th century
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