strawberry moon

English

Etymology

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

Noun

strawberry moon (plural strawberry moons)

  1. The full moon in June closest to the summer solstice.

Synonyms
  • rose moon, honey moon, mead moon
  • 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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