fractural (fraktural)

[ frænula, frænulum, etc. See frenula, etc. Fragaria (fra-gā'ri-ä), n. [NL., F. fraise, strawberry: see fraises.] Agenus of perennial herbs with creeping stolons, of the natural order Rosacea, the fruit of which is known as the strawberry. There are 6 or 8 species widely distributed through the temperate and alpine regions of the northern hemisphere, besides a Strawberry (Fragaria vesca). single species in the Andes of South America. Several are cultivated very extensively for their characteristic fruit, which consists of a large fleshy receptacle bearing numerous small, hard achenes upon its surface, and of which there are many varieties. F. Indica, which is the only species with yellow flowers, has handsome but tastele fruit, and is cultivated for ornament. See strawberry. fraggle (frag'l), v. t.; pret. and pp. fraggled, ppr. fraggling. [Origin obscure.] To rob. [Local, U. S.]