cherry


Definition: Meaning of, cherry in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈtʃɛri /

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cherry cherries
  1. [countable] a small round red or black fruit with a long thin stem and a stone in the middle
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  2. [countable] also cherry tree the tree on which this fruit grows
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  3. [uncountable] also cherrywood the wood of this tree, used for making furniture
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  4. [uncountable] also cherry red a bright red colour
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cherry used in phrases

  • Catalina cherry (noun)
    1. California evergreen shrub or small tree found on Catalina Island
  • European bird cherry (noun)
    1. small European cherry tree closely resembling the American chokecherry
  • Jamaican cherry (noun)
    1. a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fibre used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves
  • Japanese cherry (noun)
    1. ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms
  • Japanese flowering cherry (noun)
    1. ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms
    2. ornamental tree with inedible fruit widely cultivated in many varieties for its pink blossoms
  • Jerusalem cherry (noun)
    1. small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit
  • Madeira winter cherry (noun)
    1. small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit
  • Mexican black cherry (noun)
    1. mexican black cherry
  • Rocky Mountains cherry (noun)
    1. dwarf ornamental shrub of western United States having large black to red and yellow sweet edible fruit
  • Surinam cherry (noun)
    1. tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries
    2. brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida
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