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strawberry shrub

strawberry shrub

9.1
A tough bush from the southeast United States with wood that smells like cloves and reddish brown fragrant flowers
  • noun
  • /ˈstrɔːbɛri ʃrʌb/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arbusto de fresa
  • The strawberry shrub fills the garden with its spicy fragrance each spring.

Examples

  • Their yard features a mature strawberry shrub that attracts visitors every blooming season.

  • Botanists in the southeastern states often study the strawberry shrub for its unique reddish-brown flowers.

  • The strawberry shrub blooms beautifully in spring.

  • Have you seen the strawberry shrub in my garden?

  • The strawberry shrub fills the garden with its spicy fragrance each spring.

  • Their yard features a mature strawberry shrub that attracts visitors every blooming season.

  • Botanists in the southeastern states often study the strawberry shrub for its unique reddish-brown flowers.

Synonyms

Calycanthus floridus
vsstrawberry shrub
  • Specialized
9.9

A hardy shrub from the southeastern United States with reddish brown flowers that smell like cloves

is the everyday common name rather than scientific term
Carolina allspice
vsstrawberry shrub
  • US
9.3

A hardy bush from the southeastern United States with reddish-brown flowers that smell like cloves

is the more general common name used more broadly
sweet shrub
vsstrawberry shrub
  • US
7.3

A hardy shrub with clove-scented wood and fragrant reddish-brown flowers

is the standard or botanical name rather than an informal label

Surface Forms

strawberry shrub singular
strawberry shrubs plural

Morphology

strawberry + shrub

The compound is compositionally transparent: 'strawberry' modifies 'shrub', so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a type of shrub associated with or resembling strawberry. While detailed botanical properties (e.g. clove-scented wood, native range) are not predictable from the parts, the basic category and relation are clear and follow common noun–noun compounding patterns.

Etymology

The name strawberry shrub may come from the plant's reddish-brown flowers and sweet, slightly spicy smell that reminded people of a strawberry. Shrub simply means a 'small bush', so the name describes a plant with reddish flowers and a fruity, spicy scent.