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strawberry-plant

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See strawberry.
  • noun Same as strawberry-shrub.

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Examples

  • "I mean, it is green the whole year round: it does not dry up and fall off, like the leaves of the strawberry-plant," said Paul.

    The Nursery, September 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 3 Various

  • At this, the winter disappeared, the trees sprang into full leaf, and crimson berries were seen amidst the creeping tendrils of the strawberry-plant.

    Folk Tales From Many Lands 1910

  • Bernardin de Saint-Pierre [2] discovered a world on a strawberry-plant that grew by accident in a corner of his window; Xavier de Maistre, [3] using an arm-chair by way of post-chaise, made one of the most famous of journeys around his room.

    The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Jean-Henri Fabre 1869

  • Nature has endowed the strawberry-plant with the power of taking root and growing readily at almost any season when young plants can be obtained.

    Success with Small Fruits Edward Payson Roe 1863

  • "That she would never forget the beautiful lily who was so kind to the little strawberry-plant."

    The Settlers in Canada Frederick Marryat 1820

  • "She has your names, you perceive; her own, translated into English, is the strawberry-plant."

    The Settlers in Canada Frederick Marryat 1820

  • There must be a company or university somewhere that could produce a strawberry-plant sorting machine to make the process faster and cheaper with better results.

    phillyBurbs.com: Home RSS feed 2010

  • There must be a company or university somewhere that could produce a strawberry-plant sorting machine to make the process faster and cheaper with better results.

    phillyBurbs.com: Home RSS feed 2010

  • There must be a company or university somewhere that could produce a strawberry-plant sorting machine to make the process faster and cheaper with better results.

    phillyBurbs.com: Home RSS feed 2010

  • There must be a company or university somewhere that could produce a strawberry-plant sorting machine to make the process faster and cheaper with better results.

    phillyBurbs.com: Home RSS feed 2010

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