Illustration of strawberry
strawberry
noun
straw·ber·ry
ˈstrȯ-ˌber-ē 
-b(ə-)rē
often attributive
1
: 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
2
: a plant whose fruits are strawberries
especially
: a hybrid (Fragaria ananassa) that is the source of most cultivated strawberries
Examples of strawberry in a Sentence
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In California’s Monterey County, meanwhile, local and state officials are facing a lawsuit from a teachers union and environmentalists who don’t think strawberry farmers should be allowed to spray toxic pesticides near mostly Latino schools.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Fashion designer Tracy Robbins, whose husband is Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins, shared a post on her Instagram story of the first product: a strawberry jam, placed in a basket surrounded by lemons.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Snap it up in sizes S through XXL and in 19 styles overall, including army green, bright blue, and strawberry red.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
To give a glass of water an appealing flavor, drop in some frozen fruit (especially the kind that releases juice, like pineapple, strawberries, and mango).
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
The tasty shakes come in four flavors—vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and fruity cereal—and have prevented many a backseat meltdown.
—Laura Lu, Parents, 5 Apr. 2024
Penguin is available in some of the most delicious flavors including citrus, mint, strawberry, and cookies and cream.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Flavors are: peach, honey apple, cherry, blackberry, strawberry, cinnamon praline, mango peach, strawberry peach, caramel apple, blackberry peach, apple walnut raisin and sweet potato pecan, according to the company website.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
Coffee, strawberries and cream, and horchata, to name a few.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Fashion designer Tracy Robbins, whose husband is Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins, shared a post on her Instagram story of the first product: a strawberry jam, placed in a basket surrounded by lemons.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Snap it up in sizes S through XXL and in 19 styles overall, including army green, bright blue, and strawberry red.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
To give a glass of water an appealing flavor, drop in some frozen fruit (especially the kind that releases juice, like pineapple, strawberries, and mango).
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
The tasty shakes come in four flavors—vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and fruity cereal—and have prevented many a backseat meltdown.
—Laura Lu, Parents, 5 Apr. 2024
Penguin is available in some of the most delicious flavors including citrus, mint, strawberry, and cookies and cream.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Flavors are: peach, honey apple, cherry, blackberry, strawberry, cinnamon praline, mango peach, strawberry peach, caramel apple, blackberry peach, apple walnut raisin and sweet potato pecan, according to the company website.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
Coffee, strawberries and cream, and horchata, to name a few.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024
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strawberry
noun
straw·ber·ry
ˈstrȯ-ˌber-ē
-b(ə-)rē
: an edible juicy red fruit of a low-growing herb with white flowers and long slender runners
also
: a plant that bears strawberries
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