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pineberry
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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English
Etymology
Blend of pineapple + strawberry.
Noun
pineberry (plural pineberries)
- A white variety of strawberry with a pineapple flavour.
- 2022 February 11, Mr. Strawberry, “Pineberry & Pineberries”, in StrawberryPlants.org, archived from the original on 30 March 2022:
- Like the modern Garden Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa), the pineberry is a hybrid of the wild South American strawberry Fragaria chiloensis, which grows wild in some parts of Chile, and the North American strawberry Fragaria virginiana. […] The primary commercial cultivar is owned by strawberry breeder Hans de Jongh and the pineberries are sold by VitalBerry BV in the city of Made, Netherlands.
- 2022 May 9, Casey Barber, “Strawberry season has arrived. Here are tips for enjoying spring’s sweetest treat”, in CNN, archived from the original on 4 July 2022:
- While some of the more exotic varieties are becoming more popular with nationwide growers, such as the pale pinkish white pineberry, local farms will frequently plant a few different varieties to best suit their region.
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