Fragaria ananassa
Definition
- Noun:
- The common garden strawberry plant: Fragaria ananassa is the scientific name for the widely cultivated, hybrid species of strawberry that produces the large, sweet, red fruit commonly found in markets and gardens.
Usage
- is used in formal, scientific, agricultural, and horticultural contexts to refer specifically to the cultivated strawberry species, distinguishing it from wild strawberry varieties.
- It is typically used as a singular noun, though it can refer to the species as a whole.
Examples
- Noun:
- Most commercial strawberry fields are planted with cultivars of Fragaria ananassa.
- The development of Fragaria ananassa in the 18th century combined traits from American and Chilean wild strawberries.
Advanced Usage
- In botanical taxonomy, the name is always italicized. The genus () is capitalized, while the species epithet () is not.
- It can be used attributively to describe related concepts, e.g., cultivation, genomics.
Variants and Related Words
- Garden strawberry (n): The common name for .
- Cultivated strawberry (n): Another common name emphasizing its hybrid, farmed nature.
- Fragaria (n): The genus to which all strawberry plants belong.
- F. ananassa (n): A standard abbreviated form used in scientific writing after the full name has been introduced.
Synonyms
- Garden strawberry
- Cultivated strawberry
- Pine strawberry (an older, less common name referencing its pineapple-like aroma, from which is derived).
Notes on Meaning
- This term refers exclusively to the plant species. The edible fruit produced by this plant is simply called a "strawberry."
- It does not refer to wild strawberry species, such as (the woodland or alpine strawberry).
Noun
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widely cultivated
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