strawberry bush
- noun
- /ˈstrɔːbɛri bʌʃ/
- US
:
arbusto de fresa
- The strawberry bush thrives in well-drained, shaded areas of southern woodlands.
Examples
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The strawberry bush is blooming beautifully this spring.
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The scent of the strawberry bush's wood is reminiscent of cloves.
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Gardeners often plant strawberry bushes for their attractive foliage and unique flowers.
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I planted a strawberry bush in my garden.
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In spring, the strawberry bush blooms with beautiful flowers before producing delicious fruits.
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The garden featured a strawberry bush alongside other plants to attract pollinators.
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She carefully pruned the strawberry bush to ensure it would yield a good harvest this summer.
Synonyms
A tough bush from the southeast United States with wood that smells like cloves and reddish brown fragrant flowers
A hardy shrub with clove-scented wood and fragrant reddish-brown flowers
A hardy bush from the southeastern United States with reddish-brown flowers that smell like cloves
A hardy shrub from the southeastern United States with reddish brown flowers that smell like cloves
How Prickly
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- US
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'strawberry' (the fruit/plant) modifying 'bush' (a small woody plant): it denotes a bush associated with strawberries. This noun+noun compounding is a standard, cross-linguistic pattern in English, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Strawberry bush probably comes from the bright red fruit that look like tiny strawberries growing on a low bush; people used that clear image to name the plant, and today the term means 'a shrub with attractive leaves, flowers, and colorful fruits'.