cultivated strawberry

Thân thiện

A gardener picks a ripe cultivated strawberry from the plant.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A widely grown plant species: "cultivated strawberry" refers to the common garden strawberry plant, Fragaria × ananassa, which is the primary species grown for its edible fruit.
   • The plant bearing the common commercial strawberry: It denotes the cultivated plant itself, as opposed to wild strawberry species.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The cultivated strawberry is a hybrid species that originated in Europe.
  • For the best yield, the cultivated strawberry requires well-drained soil and full sun.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical/agricultural contexts: The term is used to specifically distinguish the farmed variety from its wild relatives.
  • Research focuses on improving disease resistance in the cultivated strawberry.

Variants and Related Words

• Garden strawberry (n): A common synonym for cultivated strawberry.
• Fragaria × ananassa (n): The scientific binomial name for the cultivated strawberry.

Synonyms

• Garden strawberry: The common commercial strawberry plant.
• Pine strawberry (an archaic term): An old name referencing the pineapple-like fragrance () of the fruit.

Related Phrases/Compounds

• Strawberry cultivation (n): The practice of growing strawberry plants.
  • Strawberry cultivation is a major industry in this region.
• Strawberry plant (n): A general term that can refer to both cultivated and wild species.

Học thuật

Noun

1. widely cultivated

Từ đồng nghĩa

• garden strawberry
• Fragaria ananassa