strawberry moon

English

Etymology

A calque of Ojibwe ode'imini-giizis (“strawberry moon”), because June is strawberry season.

Noun

strawberry moon (plural strawberry moons)

The full moon in June closest to the summer solstice.

Synonyms

rose moon, honey moon, mead moon

Related terms

wolf moon, hunger moon, old moon (January)
snow moon, ice moon (February)
worm moon, sap moon, sugaring moon, crow moon, storm moon (March)
pink moon, egg moon, grass moon, rain moon, growing moon, wind moon (April)
flower moon, planting moon, milk moon, hare moon (May)
rose moon, honey moon, mead moon, thunder moon (June)
buck moon, thunder moon, deer moon, hay moon (July)
sturgeon moon, corn moon, fruit moon, barley moon (August)
harvest moon, gypsy moon (September)
hunter's moon (October)
beaver moon, frosty moon, snow moon (November)
cold moon, long night moon, winter moon (December)

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