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Hisory of the strawberry

Posted by James Briggs on June 19, 2003

In Reply to: Hisory of the strawberry posted by TheFallen on June 19, 2003

: : : : I was eatting a strawberry the other day, when I wondered where did the name come, can any offer a soloution to this question, where did teh anme strawberry come from????

: : : The berries seem to be strewn among the leaves of the plant. The plant first had the name strewberry, which later was changed to strawberry.
: : : One of many explanations I found but this one had the largest count.

: : I was told that farmers placed straw around the plants to keep the berries from the ground and to stop them from rotting!

: That's what I believe too. Whether it's true or not, I've seen this done.

My etymology book says that the reason for the name 'is unknown'.

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