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Webster 1913 Edition
Strawberry
Straw′ber-ry
,Noun.
[AS.
streáwberige
; streáw
straw + berie
berry; perhaps from the resemblance of the runners of the plant to straws.] (Bot.)
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. Strawberry bass
. (Zool.)
See
– Calico bass
, under Calico
. Strawberry blite
. (Bot.)
See under
– Blite
. Strawberry borer
(Zool.)
, any one of several species of insects whose larvae burrow in the crown or roots of the strawberry vine.
Especially: (a)
The root borer (
Anarsia lineatella
), a very small dark gray moth whose larvae burrow both in the larger roots and crown, often doing great damage. (b)
The crown borer (
– Tyloderma fragariae
), a small brown weevil whose larva burrows in the crown and kills the plant. Strawberry bush
(Bot.)
, an American shrub (
– Euonymus Americanus
), a kind of spindle tree having crimson pods and the seeds covered with a scarlet aril. Strawberry crab
(Zool.)
, a small European spider crab (
– Eurynome aspera
); – so called because the back is covered with pink tubercles. Strawberry fish
(Zool.)
, the amadavat.
– Strawberry geranium
(Bot.)
, a kind of saxifrage (
– Saxifraga sarmentosa
) having reniform leaves, and producing long runners like those of the strawberry. Strawberry leaf
. (a)
The leaf of the strawberry
. (b)
The symbol of the rank or estate of a duke, because the ducal coronet is twined with strawberry leaves
. “The strawberry leaves on her chariot panels are engraved on her ladyship’s heart.” Thackeray.
– Strawberry-leaf roller
(Zool.)
, 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
(Zool.)
, any one of several species of moth whose larvae feed on the strawberry vines
; as: (a)
The smeared dagger (
Apatela oblinita
), whose large hairy larva is velvety black with two rows of bright yellow spots on each side. (b)
A geometrid (
– Angerona crocataria
) which is yellow with dusky spots on the wings. Called also currant moth
. Strawberry pear
(Bot.)
, 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
(Zool.)
, a small black sawfly (
– Emphytus maculatus
) whose larva eats the leaves of the strawberry vine. Strawberry tomato
. (Bot.)
See
– Alkekengi
. Strawberry tree
. (Bot.)
See
– Arbutus
. Strawberry vine
(Bot.)
, the plant which yields the strawberry.
– Strawberry worm
(Zool.)
, the larva of any moth which feeds on the strawberry vine.
Webster 1828 Edition
Strawberry
STRAWBERRY
,Noun.