Kalmar Fragaria ananassa tana nufin sunan kimiyya na lambun strawberry na kowa, wanda shine nau'in nau'in nau'in nau'in Fragaria, na dangin Rosaceae. Kalmar "Fragaria" ta fito ne daga kalmar Latin "fragum," wanda ke nufin "mai kamshi," yayin da "ananassa" ya samo asali ne daga kalmar Indiya ta Tupi "anana," wanda ke nufin "abarba." Don haka, ana iya fassara kalmar Fragaria ananassa da “abarba mai ƙamshi,” wanda ke nuni ga ƙamshi mai daɗi da ɗanɗanon ’ya’yan itace.