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strawberry

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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straw·ber·ry /ˈstrɔːbəri $ ˈstrɒːberi, -bəri/ ●●● S3 noun (plural strawberries) [countable]  strawberry.jpg HBPDFa soft red juicy fruit with small seeds on its surface, or the plant that grows this fruit 草莓4  See picture of 见图 FRUIT 15 see picture at 见图 fruit1
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strawberryIt was a strawberry cake or a custard cake.Most alpine strawberry varieties don't produce runners, a bane for gardeners who want to keep their berry patch under control.Two 2.5-litre tubs of yogurt cost £11 and are available in chocolate, vanilla, peach Melba, lemon and strawberry flavours.Everything was here, dogwood, holly, cherry, buckthorn, sloe and even strawberry.Place sandwiches on a plate and garnish with a sliced strawberry or mint leaves.She was accused of being a Salem witch for selling her soul to the devil at the strawberry banks.However, you may find that all you need to do is gently wipe the strawberries with absorbent kitchen paper.Horseradish was used for coughs and colds, wild strawberry for anaemia and nervousness and honeysuckle was the first example of aspirin.
Origin strawberry Old English streawberige, from streaw ( → STRAW) + berige berry; perhaps because the seeds look like small pieces of straw
straw·ber·ry nounChineseSyllable
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strawberry
strawberry S3 /ˈstrɔːbəri $ ˈstrɒːberi, -bəri/ noun (plural strawberries) [countable]
 Language: Old English
 Origin: streawberige, from streaw ( straw) + berige 'berry'; perhaps because the seeds look like small pieces of straw

a soft red juicy fruit with small seeds on its surface, or the plant that grows this fruit


straw·berryBrE /ˈstrɔːbəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstrɔːberi/ 🔊 noun (
plural
straw·berries
)
a soft red fruit with very small yellow seeds on the surface, that grows on a low plant 草莓strawberries and cream草莓奶油strawberry plants草莓植株