n.
Pronunciation: ' stro ̇ - ˌ ber- ē , -b( ə -)r ē
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English str ē awberige, from str ē 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
strawberry