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straw⋅ber⋅ry

  [straw-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
–noun, plural -ries.
1. the fruit of any stemless plant belonging to the genus Fragaria, of the rose family, consisting of an enlarged fleshy receptacle bearing achenes on its exterior.
2. the plant itself.
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Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE strēawberige. See straw, berry
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straw·ber·ry   (strô'běr'ē)   
n.  

  1. Any of various low-growing plants of the genus Fragaria, having white flowers and an aggregate fruit that consists of a red fleshy edible receptacle and numerous seedlike fruitlets.

  2. The aggregate fruit of this plant.

adj.  Containing or having the flavor of strawberries.

[Middle English, from Old English strēawberige : strēaw, straw; see straw + berige, berie, berry; see berry.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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strawberry

  1. n.
    a pimple from drinking excessively. (See also toddy blossom.) : His disability made itself manifest by the occasional strawberry.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

strawberry 
O.E. streawberige, from streaw "straw" + berige "berry." There is no corresponding compound in any other Gmc. language; the reason for the name is uncertain, but perhaps it is in reference to the tiny chaff-like external seeds which cover the fruit. A cognate O.E. name was eorðberge "earth-berry" (cf. Mod.Ger. erdbeere). Strawberry blonde is attested from 1884.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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