sea strawberry

noun

A soft coral of species Gersemia rubiformis (syn. Alcyonium rubiforme) in the family Nephtheidae, found in the northwest Atlantic.

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Meanings

nounsea strawberry (plural sea strawberries)

plural sea strawberries · alternative sea-strawberry

  1. A soft coral of species Gersemia rubiformis (syn. Alcyonium rubiforme) in the family Nephtheidae, found in the northwest Atlantic.
  2. A colonial sea squirt of species Aplidium elegans, a benthic tunicate in the family Polyclinidae.

Origin

From sea + strawberry.

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APA

sea strawberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20strawberry

MLA

“sea strawberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20strawberry. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea strawberry,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20strawberry.

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