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Strawberry Common

Strawberry has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

sweet fleshy red fruit

"The child eagerly picked up the ripe, sweet fleshy red fruit from the bush to eat it as a snack."

2

any of various low perennial herbs with many runners and bearing white flowers followed by edible fruits having many small achenes scattered on the surface of an enlarged red pulpy berry

"The wild strawberry growing in the meadow is a low perennial herb that spreads via runners, producing white flowers before forming its distinctive red fruit."

3

a soft red birthmark

"The doctor removed the strawberry, which was actually a painful red birthmark on her cheek."

4

The sweet, usually red, edible fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.

"She picked a ripe strawberry from the garden and ate its juicy flesh immediately."

In plain English: A strawberry is a small, red fruit with seeds on its outside that tastes sweet and juicy.

"She added fresh strawberry to her yogurt bowl for breakfast."

Usage: Use strawberry as an adjective before nouns like jam or shortcake to describe their flavor, but place it after linking verbs such as is or tastes when referring directly to the color red. Avoid confusing this specific fruit with similar berries by noting its distinct conical shape and seeds on the exterior surface.

Verb
1

To gather strawberries.

"The children went out to pick fresh berries in the garden."

Adjective
1

Containing or having the flavor of strawberries.

"The fresh cream was sweet and aromatic, containing a distinct strawberry flavor."

"The strawberry shortcake was delicious but not very sweet since I forgot to add sugar."

Proper Noun
1

A census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States.

"Many residents of Strawberry commute to San Francisco for work each morning."

Example Sentences
"The strawberry shortcake was delicious but not very sweet since I forgot to add sugar." adj
"She added fresh strawberry to her yogurt bowl for breakfast." noun
"She picked a fresh strawberry from the garden this morning." noun
"The dessert featured ripe strawberries floating in vanilla cream." noun
"He bought a small bag of sweet strawberries at the market." noun
Broader Terms (hypernyms)

Origin

The word strawberry comes from Middle English and Old English, combining the words for "straw" and "berry." It originally described a fruit that grows among straw-like leaves.

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