There's blueberry, blackberry. Where does the straw come from? What does straw stand for?
2007-03-21 22:10:36 · 9 answers · asked by sk|TTLes™ 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Angelica: all I know is star-fruit. But heck, there's a star in everything.. lol!
2007-03-21 22:17:19 · update #1
The word 'strawberry' has been part of the English language for at least a thousand years, well before strawberries were cultivated as garden or farm edibles. They grew in the wild of their own accord, their berries gathered by folks who happened across strawberry patches. Therefore, although the word's precise origin cannot be determined, we can certainly throw out any etymology dependent upon the plant's being bedded in straw to protect it from the cold or keep its berries clean. Even if such practices had been used, they would have begun long after the fruit had been given its current name.
There are two theories as to the true origin of the word, both deriving from its first syllable. One explanation hinges on a particular meaning of "straw" — a particle of straw, chaff, or mote — describing the appearance of the achenes (tiny yellow seeds) scattered over the surface of the berry. Another view says it comes from "stray" or "strew," designating the spread of the plant's runners (slender tendrils), in that in an unchecked field of strawberries the plants appear to have been strewn across the ground with their runners straying everywhere. This second explanation is the more popular
2007-03-21 22:16:42 · answer #1 · answered by greymatter 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are already redberries. They're smaller and round like blueberries, but they're REALLY sour.
Don't know about the straw part...-
2007-03-21 22:13:10 · answer #2 · answered by Snow White 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they use straw to cover them while they are growing....=strawberry
2007-03-21 23:21:26 · answer #3 · answered by missellie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they lost their smarts after blackberry. lol. there's a star apple, did you know that?
2007-03-21 22:13:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
whoa, this question is way to deep for me, i don't have enough brain power at the moment to come up with an answer
2007-03-21 22:13:22 · answer #5 · answered by ck 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry#Etymology
2007-03-21 22:54:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
y is it called cherry nor berry????
lol
2007-03-21 22:13:05 · answer #7 · answered by juicy fruit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask the person who named it..
2007-03-21 22:13:18 · answer #8 · answered by ashley 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
good question
I wonder........♥
2007-03-21 22:36:45 · answer #9 · answered by *queenfairy1*Antioch California 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋