01 n. A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone;
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1.
A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone;(Bot.)
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2.
The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors.
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3.
The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc.
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4.
A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.
Phrases & compounds
Barbadoes cherry —
See under Barbadoes.
Cherry bird —
an American bird; the cedar bird; -- so called from its fondness for cherries.
Cherry bounce —
cherry brandy and sugar.
Cherry brandy —
brandy in which cherries have been steeped.
Cherry laurel —
an evergreen shrub (Prunus Lauro-cerasus) common in shrubberies, the poisonous leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds.
Cherry pepper —
a species of Capsicum (Capsicum cerasiforme), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant cherry-shaped fruit.
Cherry pit —
A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a hole.
Cherry rum —
rum in which cherries have been steeped.
Cherry sucker —
the European spotted flycatcher (Musicapa grisola); -- called also cherry chopper cherry snipe
Cherry tree —
a tree that bears cherries.
Ground cherry —
See Alkekengi.