Earthberry
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Earthberry is a noun meaning (rare, nonstandard) A berry whose fruit lies upon the ground, in particular the strawberry (plant and fruit).
Meaning
(rare, nonstandard) A berry whose fruit lies upon the ground, in particular the strawberry (plant and fruit).
Example Sentences
It didn't take long for the waves of heat to reach him, and with them came the scents of tempanuts, earthberries, and honey.
One time, the poor man had had no bread in the cupboard for a whole week, and the family lived on roots and stewed earthberries.
The Portuguese word is also a mystery. In northern Europe it is simply the earth-berry due to the plant's habit of creeping along the ground.
Wild Strawberries (Fragaria virginiana): A member of the rose family, the strawberry also has the nickname earthberry. No one could mistake this plant's succulent red and juicy berries.
Word Forms
- earthberries
- earth-berry
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include earth-berry, hogberry, hawthornberry, partridgeberry, hindberry, serviceberry.
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