strawberry
- noun
- /ˈstrɔːˌbɛri/
- My friend was born with a strawberry mark on his arm that looks like a small, red bump.
- strawberry leafroller
Examples
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She does have a small strawberry-like birthmark...
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Likewise, he is returned to his real father, Mr. Wilson, because he has the strawberry birthmark.
Academic text (2007) -
You dying to see my strawberry mark?
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Have you a strawberry mark on your left knee?
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And while Molly had a faint strawberry-colored birthmark on her right ear, Charly's appeared on her left ear.
Fiction book (1993) -
Distinguishing birthmark, little scar on right shoulder, strawberry-shaped birthmark on left thigh.
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He has a distinctive strawberry birthmark on his cheek that everyone comments on.
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The doctor explained that the strawberry mark on her leg is a common type of birthmark.
Synonyms
A soft red raised birthmark on a baby's skin that looks like a strawberry
A bright red raised birthmark present at birth that often gets smaller in childhood
A soft red birthmark made by extra blood vessels just under the skin
Compounds
A cold sweet dessert made from milk and strawberries, often with small fruit pieces
A sweet spread people make from strawberries and sugar to put on bread or pastries
A sweet thick spread made from strawberries and sugar for bread or desserts
A wild strawberry plant from western North and South America that people use to breed garden strawberries
A small evergreen tree with bright red berries that you can eat but are not very sweet
A small tropical bush or tree that produces deep red oval fruit you can eat
A small plant with round leaves and red and white flowers that people often grow indoors or as ground cover
A European annual plant with greenish flower clusters and small red, berry-like fruits
- Specialized
A small garden plant with red and white flowers that spreads along the ground
A small tropical bush or tree that has sweet fruit tasting like strawberries
- Specialized
A tough bush from the southeast United States with wood that smells like cloves and reddish brown fragrant flowers
- Specialized
A bright red raised birthmark present at birth that often gets smaller in childhood
- Specialized
A group of shrubs and small trees with sweet-smelling bark and flowers
A small bush from North America with pretty leaves, flowers, and bright fruit
- Specialized
A small plant that produces sweet edible yellow fruits inside a thin paper husk
A wild North American plant that makes small sweet red berries used to breed garden varieties
How Red
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Strawberry for a birthmark comes from the fruit because the mark looks like a small, bright red strawberry, often raised on the skin. So calling the mark a 'strawberry' helps you picture its red color and shape.