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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
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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.
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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
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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
See All Example Sentences for strawberry
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“Strawberry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strawberry. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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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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