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

Each tier was a different flavor, from bottom to top: butter vanilla with strawberry filling, chocolate with raspberry filling, and strawberry with strawberry cream cheese filling. —Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 22 June 2025

Plates champion some of the best local and seasonal ingredients for shareable dishes like white asparagus with pickled strawberries and goat cheese or bluefin tuna with garden peas and grilled padron peppers with pil pil sauce. —Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2025

Customers have been using the new guava spread in place of typical strawberry or blueberry jam for a more tropical PB&J and have been spreading it onto breakfast staples, like pancakes or waffles. —Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2025

There’s also a balsamic vinegar included, which is great in a salad dressing or to drizzle over mozzarella or strawberries. —Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 17 June 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