Definition

1. Noun:
   • A species of strawberry plant: Fragaria vesca is the scientific name for the wild strawberry, a perennial plant native to Europe and parts of Asia and North America. It produces small, aromatic fruits.

Usage

• The term is used in formal, scientific, and botanical contexts to specifically identify this species of strawberry, distinguishing it from cultivated varieties.
• It is typically used as a singular, countable noun.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The forest floor was dotted with Fragaria vesca, their tiny red berries peeking through the leaves.
  • Botanists study Fragaria vesca to understand the genetics of modern strawberries.

Advanced Usage

• In taxonomic classification: The name follows binomial nomenclature, where is the genus and is the specific epithet.
  • The specimen was keyed out and confirmed to be Fragaria vesca.

Variants and Related Words

• Wild strawberry (n): The common name for .
  • We went foraging for wild strawberries.
• Woodland strawberry (n): Another common name for this species.
• Fragaria (n): The genus to which this plant belongs, containing all strawberry species.
• vesca: The specific epithet, from Latin, meaning "thin" or "weak," possibly referring to the plant's runners or delicate nature.

Synonyms

• Wild strawberry: The most common English synonym.
• Alpine strawberry (Note: This can sometimes refer to a cultivated form of ).

Different Meanings

• As a scientific binomial, has only one precise meaning: the specific wild strawberry species. It does not have idiomatic or metaphorical meanings in general usage.

Notes

• This term is highly specialized. In everyday conversation, "wild strawberry" is always preferred. is primarily used in writing and discourse related to botany, horticulture, ecology, and taxonomy.

Noun

1. Europe