ˈstrȯˌberē, -_b(ə)rē, -ri — see berry noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strēawberige, from strēaw straw + berige, berie berry; perhaps from the resemblance of the achenes on the surface to fragments of straw
1.
a. : a juicy edible usually red fruit produced by a plant of the genus Fragaria and being an enlarged pulpy receptacle bearing numerous seedlike achenes rather than a true berry
b. : a plant of the genus Fragaria including many that are cultivated for their fruits
2.
a. : a variable color averaging a moderate red that is very slightly yellower, lighter, and stronger than cerise, very slightly yellower, darker, and stronger than claret (sense 3a), lighter and very slightly yellower and stronger than Harvard crimson (sense 1), and bluer, slightly lighter, and very slightly stronger than Turkey red
b. : a grayish red that is bluer and deeper than appleblossom and bluer and darker than bois de rose
c. of textiles : a moderate purplish red that is bluer and deeper than average rose and redder and duller than violine pink
3. : a small strawberry-colored mark or bruise
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