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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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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The menu includes Mole Negro with duck breast and a strawberry and yuzu Pavlova.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
Simply dress up a white cake mix with lemon zest, then whip up a frosting flavored with strawberry jam.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
Less strawberry jam-coded than her recent television show With Love, Meghan, the podcast’s premise is simple: informal chats between Markle and the astronomically successful, entrepreneurial friends that make up her inner circle.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Strawberry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strawberry. Accessed 17 Apr. 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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