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Found 2 hits - Term: strawberry tree, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
strawberry \straw"berry\, n. as. stre'awberige; stre'aw
   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.
   1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
fragaria fragaria virginiana fragaria vesca strawberry bass calico bass calico 
strawberry blite blite strawberry borer anarsia lineatella tyloderma fragariae 
strawberry bush euonymus americanus strawberry crab eurynome aspera strawberry fish 
strawberry geranium saxifraga sarmentosa strawberry leaf strawberry-leaf roller phoxopteris fragariae 
eccopsis permundana strawberry moth apatela oblinita angerona crocataria currant moth 
strawberry pear cereus cereus triangularia strawberry sawfly emphytus maculatus 
strawberry tomato alkekengi strawberry tree arbutus strawberry vine 
strawberry worm 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
strawberry tree
     n : small evergreen european shrubby tree bearing many-seeded
         scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of ireland,
         southern europe, asia minor syn: irish strawberry, arbutus
         unedo
see also:
irish strawberry arbutus unedo 

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