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IRISH STRAWBERRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Irish strawberry mean?
• IRISH STRAWBERRY (noun)
The noun IRISH STRAWBERRY has 1 sense:
1. small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor
Familiarity information: IRISH STRAWBERRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Arbutus unedo; Irish strawberry; strawberry tree
Hypernyms ("Irish strawberry" is a kind of...):
arbutus (any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America)
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