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 surface
2 : a plant whose fruits are strawberries; especially : a hybrid (Fragaria ananassa) that is the source of most cultivated strawberries

[strawberry illustration]