fraise des bois
fraise des bois noun: the wild strawberry, the woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca).
Noun
fraise des bois (plural fraises des bois)
- The wild strawberry, the woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca).
- “A lot of fruit, too, has an enormously fugitive flavour — a fraise des bois picked fresh tastes completely different from the ones which have probably come from somewhere like Chile and been chilled.”1998 May 22, “All in the best possible taste: Conran to design Standard garden for Chelsea next year”, in Evening Standard, London, page 7
- A delicate porcelain bowl arrived filled with water or so it appeared, a few fraise^([sic]) des bois and blueberries floating on top.2000 July 30, Marilyn McDevitt Rubin, “At some unforgettable meals, the food paled compared with the drama”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, volume 73, number 365, page 14
Forms of fraise des bois
| plural | fraises des bois |
|---|---|
| alternative form | fraise du bois |
Origin of fraise des bois
From French fraise des bois.
Questions about fraise des bois
- What does fraise des bois mean?
- Fraise des bois means the wild strawberry, the woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca).
- What part of speech is fraise des bois?
- Fraise des bois is a noun.
- What is the plural of fraise des bois?
- The plural of fraise des bois is fraises des bois.
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