Illustration of strawberry
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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Just off the reception, Japanese and international creatives in preppy suits hunch over MacBooks slurping strawberry matcha lattes with Tokyo’s skyline forming their Zoom backdrop.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
This is definitely one of Washington's blondest looks in awhile, with shades of gold, wheat, strawberry, and honey blonde in the mix.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 17 Mar. 2026
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—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Mar. 2026
Kidman kept the party going with her beauty, styling her long strawberry-blonde hair in beach-y waves and a center part.
—Elle Meier, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
This is definitely one of Washington's blondest looks in awhile, with shades of gold, wheat, strawberry, and honey blonde in the mix.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 17 Mar. 2026
Blonde was also the name of the game that evening for starlets like Nikki Glaser, Amelia Dimoldenberg, and Alix Earle, who embraced the color’s multitude of iterations — from strawberry to honey — while surprising fans with beauty refreshes to match their jaw-dropping gowns.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Mar. 2026
Kidman kept the party going with her beauty, styling her long strawberry-blonde hair in beach-y waves and a center part.
—Elle Meier, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for strawberry
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“Strawberry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strawberry. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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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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