strawberry

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straw·ber·ry / ˈstrôˌberē; -bərē/ • n. 1. a sweet soft red fruit with a seed-studded surface. 2. the low-growing plant (genus Fragaria) of the rose family that produces this fruit, having white flowers, lobed leaves, and runners, and found throughout north temperate regions. 3. a deep pinkish-red color.

strawberry

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strawberry Fruit of Fragaria spp., a perennial herb of American origin, introduced into the UK around 1600. An 80‐g portion is a rich source of vitamin C; provides 1.6 g of dietary fibre and supplies 20 kcal (85 kJ). The alpine strawberry is Fragaria vesca semperflorens, a variety of the European wild strawberry.

strawberry

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strawberry Fruit-bearing plant of the rose family, common in America, Europe, and Asia. It has three-lobed leaves and clusters of white or reddish flowers. The large, fleshy fruit is dotted with seeds (pips). Family Rosaceae; genus Fragaria.

strawberry

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strawberry Strawberry Hill a house in Twickenham rebuilt after the Gothic style between 1750 and 1770 by Horace Walpole, which gave its name to an early phase of the Gothic revival inspired and epitomized by this house.
strawberry leaves the row of conventional figures of the leaf on the coronet of a duke, marquis, or earl.

strawberry

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strawberry See FRAGARIA.

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