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Language: Old English
Origin: streawberige, from streaw ( STRAW) + berige 'berry'; perhaps because the seeds look like small pieces of straw

strawberry

 noun
     
strawberry
Related topics: Food, Plants
straw‧ber‧ry S3 plural strawberries [countable]
HBPDF a soft red juicy fruit with small seeds on its surface, or the plant that grows this fruit
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