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strawberry

//ˈstrɔːbəri//

Pluralstrawberries

Definition

A small, sweet, red fruit with seeds on its surface, produced by a low-growing plant.

To remember it

Picture the red, juicy berries with green leaves in a bowl. Think of them as little suns on a strawberry plant, making you want to pick one and taste its sweet juice.

Examples

A1
I like strawberry ice cream.
A2
She put a strawberry on her cake.
B1
We picked strawberries in the garden all afternoon.
B2
The dessert was topped with fresh strawberries and cream.
C1
Had the strawberries not been so ripe, the tart would have held its shape better.
C2
The chef, whose strawberry garnish was praised by critics, insists on hand-picking each fruit at dawn.