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# strawberry

noun (strawberry, strawberries)

«strawberry» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A strawberry is a small red sweet fruit with tiny seeds on its outside and green leaves on top. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strawberry/#m1)
2. A strawberry plant grows low on the ground and sends out runners. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strawberry/#m2)

### In the lessons

a fruit picked and weighed, often in pounds; in summer, families go strawberry picking; phrases «strawberries and cream», «strawberry jam», «pick-your-own»

### Examples

- Marco picked 25 pounds of strawberries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strawberry/#x1)
- His dad picked 18 pounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strawberry/#x2)
- How many pounds did they pick together? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strawberry/#x3)
- She ate 12 strawberries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strawberry/#x4)
- We made strawberry jam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strawberry/#x5)
- Strawberries and cream are eaten at Wimbledon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strawberry/#x6)
- Wash the strawberries before you eat them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strawberry/#x7)
- The strawberry plants sent out runners. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strawberry/#x8)
- Each box holds 2 pounds of strawberries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strawberry/#x9)
- A strawberry has about 200 seeds on its skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strawberry/#x10)
- Actually, ripe strawberries! which came quite red and sweet up under the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strawberry/#x11)

### Note

A thing counted or weighed; the number is often in pounds. Trap: «together» adds both people's amounts. Plural: y changes to -ies, «strawberries».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «strawberry» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strawberry/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«strawberry» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/strawberry.html) on Mova free.