Strawberry /(?)/
Straw·ber·ry
Strawberry
n.
- 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, Fragaria vesca. There are also other less common species. (Bot.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Strawberry bass
- See Calico bass, under Calico.
- Strawberry blite
- See under Blite.
- Strawberry borer
- any one of several species of insects whose larvae burrow in the crown or roots of the strawberry vine.
- Strawberry bush
- an American shrub (Euonymus Americanus), a kind of spindle tree having crimson pods and the seeds covered with a scarlet aril.
- Strawberry crab
- a small European spider crab (Eurynome aspera); -- so called because the back is covered with pink tubercles.
- Strawberry fish
- the amadavat.
- Strawberry geranium
- a kind of saxifrage (Saxifraga sarmentosa) having reniform leaves, and producing long runners like those of the strawberry.
- Strawberry leaf
- The leaf of the strawberry
- Strawberry-leaf roller
- any one of several species of moths whose larvae roll up, and feed upon, the leaves of the strawberry vine; especially, Phoxopteris fragariae, and Eccopsis permundana.
- Strawberry moth
- any one of several species of moth whose larvae feed on the strawberry vines
- Strawberry pear
- the red ovoid fruit of a West Indian plant of the genus Cereus (Cereus triangularia). It has a sweetish flavor, and is slightly acid, pleasant, and cooling. Also, the plant bearing the fruit.
- Strawberry sawfly
- a small black sawfly (Emphytus maculatus) whose larva eats the leaves of the strawberry vine.
- Strawberry tomato
- See Alkekengi.
- Strawberry tree
- See Arbutus.
- Strawberry vine
- the plant which yields the strawberry.
- Strawberry worm
- the larva of any moth which feeds on the strawberry vine.