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

Illustration of strawberry

Examples of strawberry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This handy stainless steel dicer can slice, wedge cut, or dice eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, strawberries, and more. —Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025

May is when the farmers markets kick off for the season, and farm stands fill up with strawberries and other early produce. —Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025

The series follows a struggling Korean spatial designer and a strawberry farmer who discover romance on a remote Japanese island. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025

The bag comes with a series of leather charms in the shape of fruit and vegetables including lemons, carrots and strawberries — a nod to Jacquemus’ pastoral roots in Provence, where one side of the family farmed carrots; the other, artichokes and spinach. —Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2025

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

Phrases Containing strawberry

• strawberry blond
• strawberry blonde
• strawberry bush
• strawberry mark
• strawberry roan
• strawberry tomato
• strawberry tree

Rhymes for strawberry

• askari
• astbury
• azeri
• banbury
• barberry
• blackberry
• blueberry
• canary
• cranberry
• dentary
• dewberry
• dogberry

Kids Definition

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