wild strawberry
Refers to the wild strawberry plant or its fruit, especially Fragaria vesca. Often used in a natural, countryside context.
In spring, wild strawberries bear fruit along the roadside.
When I was a child, I often went picking wild strawberries.
Kanji spelling using 苺 (strawberry); less common than the mixed form.
Katakana spelling; sometimes used for emphasis or in botanical contexts.
Compound of 野 (no, 'field, wild') and 苺 (ichigo, 'strawberry'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward.