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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STRAWBERRY, n. [straw and berry.] A plant and its fruit, of the genus Fragaria. Strawberries are of various kinds, all delicious fruit.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: sweet fleshy red fruit
2: any of various low perennial herbs with many runners and bearing white flowers followed by edible fruits having many small achenes scattered on the surface of an enlarged red pulpy berry
3: a soft red birthmark [syn: strawberry, strawberry mark, hemangioma simplex]

Merriam Webster's

noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English str?awberige, from str?aw straw + berige berry; perhaps from the appearance of the achenes on the surface Date: before 12th century 1. the juicy edible usually red fruit of any of several low-growing temperate herbs (genus Fragaria) of the rose family that is technically an enlarged pulpy receptacle bearing numerous achenes on its surface 2. a plant whose fruits are strawberries; especially a hybrid (Fragaria ananassa) that is the source of most cultivated strawberries

Britannica Concise

Fruit plant of eight main species of the genus Fragaria (rose family), the chief cultivated varieties of which are F. virginiana and F. chiloensis, native to the Americas. The low-growing, herbaceous plant has a fibrous root system and a crown from which basal leaves arise. The leaves are compound, with three leaflets, sawtooth-edged and hairy. Small clusters of white flowers grow on slender stalks. Botanically, the strawberry fruit is not a berry or a single fruit, but is instead a greatly enlarged stem end that contains many partially embedded true fruits (achenes), popularly called seeds. The plant propagates by stolons as it ages. Strawberries are very perishable and require cool, dry storage. They are eaten fresh or prepared for use in desserts or preserves. Rich in vitamin C, they also provide iron and other minerals.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a any plant of the genus Fragaria, esp. any of various cultivated varieties, with white flowers, trifoliate leaves, and runners. b the pulpy red edible fruit of this, having a seed-studded surface. 2 a deep pinkish-red colour. Phrases and idioms: strawberry blonde 1 pinkish-blonde hair. 2 a woman with such hair. strawberry mark a soft reddish birthmark. strawberry pear 1 a W. Indian cactaceous plant, Hylocereus undatus. 2 the fruit of this. strawberry roan see ROAN(1). strawberry-tree an evergreen tree, Arbutus unedo, bearing strawberry-like fruit. Etymology: OE strea(w)berige, streowberige (as STRAW, BERRY): reason for the name unkn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Strawberry Straw"ber*ry, n. [AS. stre['a]wberige; stre['a]w straw + berie berry; perhaps from the resemblance of the runners of the plant to straws.] (Bot.) A fragrant edible berry, of a delicious taste and commonly of a red color, the fruit of a plant of the genus Fragaria, of which there are many varieties. Also, the plant bearing the fruit. The common American strawberry is Fragaria virginiana; the European, F. vesca. There are also other less common species. Strawberry bass. (Zo["o]l.) See Calico bass, under Calico. Strawberry blite. (Bot.) See under Blite. Strawberry borer (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of insects whose larv[ae] burrow in the crown or roots of the strawberry vine. Especially: (a) The root borer (Anarsia lineatella), a very small dark gray moth whose larv[ae] burrow both in the larger roots and crown, often doing great damage. (b) The crown borer (Tyloderma fragari[ae]), a small brown weevil whose larva burrows in the crown and kills the plant. Strawberry bush (Bot.), an American shrub (Euonymus Americanus), a kind of spindle tree having crimson pods and the seeds covered with a scarlet aril. Strawberry crab (Zo["o]l.), a small European spider crab (Eurynome aspera); -- so called because the back is covered with pink tubercles. Strawberry fish (Zo["o]l.), the amadavat. Strawberry geranium (Bot.), a kind of saxifrage (Saxifraga sarmentosa) having reniform leaves, and producing long runners like those of the strawberry. Strawberry leaf. (a) The leaf of the strawberry. (b) The symbol of the rank or estate of a duke, because the ducal coronet is twined with strawberry leaves. ``The strawberry leaves on her chariot panels are engraved on her ladyship's heart.'' --Thackeray. Strawberry-leaf roller (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of moths whose larv[ae] roll up, and feed upon, the leaves of the strawberry vine; especially, Phoxopteris fragari[ae], and Eccopsis permundana. Strawberry moth (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of moth whose larv[ae] feed on the strawberry vines; as: (a) The smeared dagger (Apatela oblinita), whose large hairy larva is velvety black with two rows of bright yellow spots on each side. (b) A geometrid (Angerona crocataria) which is yellow with dusky spots on the wings. Called also currant moth. Strawberry pear (Bot.), the red ovoid fruit of a West Indian plant of the genus Cereus (C. triangularia). It has a sweetish flavor, and is slightly acid, pleasant, and cooling. Also, the plant bearing the fruit. Strawberry sawfly (Zo["o]l.), a small black sawfly (Emphytus maculatus) whose larva eats the leaves of the strawberry vine. Strawberry tomato. (Bot.) See Alkekengi. Strawberry tree. (Bot.) See Arbutus. Strawberry vine (Bot.), the plant which yields the strawberry. Strawberry worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of any moth which feeds on the strawberry vine.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(strawberries) A strawberry is a small red fruit which is soft and juicy and has tiny yellow seeds on its skin. ...strawberries and cream. ...homemade strawberry jam. N-COUNT