noun / adjective
strawberry
STRAW-bair-ee/ˈstrɔːberi/
A sweet red fruit dotted with seeds on its exterior.
A ripe strawberry sits beside a half that reveals its pale center.
Etymology
The pieces mean “straw” and “berry,” but why they were combined is uncertain. The name may refer to the fruit’s chaff-like surface seeds or to the long stems on which it grows.
In context
This is a Strawberry plant and in the spring it has little white flowers with yellow centers that grow into the berries
More examples
- She slices fresh strawberries over her cereal.
- I remove the green leaves before eating a strawberry.
- He orders a strawberry milkshake with his sandwich.
Forms
strawberry · strawberries