Strawberry \Straw"ber*ry\, n. [AS. stre['a]wberige; stre['a]w
   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.
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   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.
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Calico \Cal"i*co\, n.; pl. Calicoes. [So called because first
   imported from Calicut, in the East Indies: cf. F. calicot.]
   1. Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives
      distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super
      calicoes, shirting calicoes, unbleached calicoes, etc.
      [Eng.]
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            The importation of printed or stained colicoes
            appears to have been coeval with the establishment
            of the East India Company.            --Beck
                                                  (Draper's
                                                  Dict. ).
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   2. Cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern.
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   Note: In the United States the term calico is applied only to
         the printed fabric.
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   Calico bass (Zool.), an edible, fresh-water fish (Pomoxys
      sparaides) of the rivers and lake of the Western United
      States (esp. of the Misissippi valley.), allied to the
      sunfishes, and so called from its variegated colors; --
      called also calicoback, grass bass, strawberry bass,
      barfish, and bitterhead.

   Calico printing, the art or process of impressing the
      figured patterns on calico.
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