What is the Latin word for strawberry?

The usual Latin words for “strawberry” are frāgum, frāga, vēscus; also arbutus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“strawberry” in Latin

frāgumstrawberry (Fragaria vesca)frāgastrawberries vēscuslean; corrosive, voracious; picky with food arbutusstrawberry tree (Arbutus unedo)

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

strawberry

fragum (plur., fraga, Verg., Plin., strawberries). Strawberry plant, *fragaria vesca (Linn.): strawberry tree, *arbutus unedo (Linn.); its fruit, arbutum (Verg.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for strawberry?: The usual Latin words for “strawberry” are frāgum, frāga, vēscus; also arbutus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.