"earthberry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: earthberries [plural]
Etymology: From earth + berry. First attested in the 1800s, mostly in texts about or translated from German or other languages which use similar terms, of which it is likely a calque: German Erdbeere, Dutch aardbei, Danish jordbær, etc. Compare Old English eorþberġe (“strawberry”, literally “earthberry”). Also compare Polish poziomka, Russian земляни́ка (zemljaníka) (related to земля́ (zemljá)). Etymology templates: {{af|en|earth|berry}} earth + berry, {{cog|de|Erdbeere}} German Erdbeere, {{cog|nl|aardbei}} Dutch aardbei, {{cog|da|jordbær}} Danish jordbær, {{cog|ang|eorþberġe|lit=earthberry|t=strawberry}} Old English eorþberġe (“strawberry”, literally “earthberry”), {{m+|pl|poziomka}} Polish poziomka, {{m+|ru|земляни́ка}} Russian земляни́ка (zemljaníka) Head templates: {{en-noun}} earthberry (plural earthberries)
  1. (rare, nonstandard) A berry whose fruit lies upon the ground, in particular the strawberry (plant and fruit) Tags: nonstandard, rare Categories (lifeform): Berries, Rose family plants Synonyms: earth-berry
    Sense id: en-earthberry-en-noun-JUVq~aFt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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