Main Entry:

straw·ber·ry

Pronunciation:

\ˈstrȯ-ˌber-ē, -b(ə-)rē\

Function:

noun

Usage:

often attributive

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English strēawberige, from strēaw 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 surface2: a plant whose fruits are strawberries ; especially : a hybrid (Fragaria ananassa) that is the source of most cultivated strawberries

[strawberry illustration]