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Strawberry
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Berries & Rose family plants:
The
sweet
, usually
red
,
edible
fruit
of certain
plants
of the
genus
Fragaria.
●
In Berries & Rose family plants:
Any
plant
of the
genus
Fragaria (that
bears
such fruit).
●
In Berries:
A
dark
pinkish
red
colour
,
like that
of the
fruit
;
strawberry
red
.
●
Something
resembling
a
strawberry
, especially a
reddish
bruise
,
birthmark
, or
infantile
hemangioma
(naevus).
●
In American English:
A
prostitute
who
exchanges
sexual
services for
crack
cocaine.
Adj
●
Containing or having the
flavor
of strawberries.
●
In Berries:
Flavored with
ethyl methylphenylglycidate
, an
artificial
compound
which is said to
resemble
the
taste
of strawberries.
●
Of a
colour
similar
to the
colour
of strawberry-flavoured products.
Verb
●
To
gather
strawberries.
●
To
turn
a
dark
pinkish-red.
Name
●
A
census-designated place
in Marin County, California, United States.
●
A
census-designated place
in Tuolumne County, California, United States.
●
An
unincorporated
community
in El Dorado County, California, United States.
●
A surname
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
strawberry
English
streawberige
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
berige
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
streaw
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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