Definition of cherry Cherry
/ʧɛˈɹi/ - [cheree] - Cher•ry
We found 28 definitions of cherry from 9 different sources.
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What does cherry mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: cherries |
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| cherry - any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood | ||
| cherry tree | ||
| fruit tree tree bearing edible fruit | ||
| genus prunus, prunus a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions | ||
| cherry a red fruit with a single hard stone | ||
| cherry a red fruit with a single hard stone | ||
| wild cherry tree, wild cherry an uncultivated cherry tree | ||
| prunus avium, sweet cherry any of several fruits of cultivated cherry trees that have sweet flesh | ||
| capulin tree, prunus capuli, capulin Mexican black cherry | ||
| prunus cerasus, sour cherry tree, sour cherry acid cherries used for pies and preserves | ||
| catalina cherry, prunus lyonii evergreen shrub or small tree found on Catalina Island (California) | ||
| flowering cherry any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Prunus cultivated for their showy white or pink single or double blossoms | ||
| cherry - a red fruit with a single hard stone | ||
| edible fruit edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh | ||
| drupe, stone fruit fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube | ||
| cherry tree, cherry a red fruit with a single hard stone | ||
| black cherry, sweet cherry large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit | ||
| mexican black cherry, capulin Mexican black cherry | ||
| cherry - wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry | ||
| wood a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard" | ||
| cherry - a red the color of ripe cherries | ||
| cerise, cherry red | ||
| redness, red red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood | ||
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Wiktionary 
- cherry (Noun)
A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem. - cherry (Noun)
trees or shrubs that bears cherries. - cherry (Noun)
The wood of a cherry tree. - cherry (Noun)
cherry red . - cherry (Noun)
Virginity, especially female virginity as embodied by a hymen. - cherry (Noun)
A subtree consisting of a node with exactly two leaves. - cherry (Adjective)
Containing or having the taste of cherries. - cherry (Adjective)
Of a bright red colour. - cherry (Adjective)
In excellent condition; mint condition .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cherry (n.)
A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone; - cherry (n.)
The common garden cherry (Prunus Cerasus), of which several hundred varieties are cultivated for the fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart, black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke (corrupted from Medoc in France). - cherry (n.)
The wild cherry; as, Prunus serotina (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; P. Virginiana (choke cherry), an American shrub which bears astringent fruit; P. avium and P. Padus, European trees (bird cherry). - cherry (n.)
The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors. - cherry (n.)
The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc. - cherry (n.)
A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry. - cherry (a.)
Like a red cherry in color; ruddy; blooming; as, a cherry lip; cherry cheeks.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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cherry
A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem (Prunus avium and some other fruits of similar appearance in the Prunus genus). -
cherry
Wood of the cherry tree.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cherry
cher′i, n. a small bright-red stone-fruit: the tree that bears it.—adj. like a cherry in colour: ruddy.—ns. Cherr′y-brand′y, a pleasant liqueur made by steeping Morello cherries in brandy; Cherr′y-lau′rel, the common English name for the Cerasus Lauro-Cerasus of Asia Minor; Cherr′y-pepp′er, a West Indian species of Capsicum; Cherr′y-pie, a pie made of cherries; the common heliotrope; Cherr′y-pit, a game which consists in throwing cherry-stones into a small hole; Cherr′y-stone, the hard seed of the cherry. [A.S. ciris—L. cerasus—Gr. kerasos, a cherry-tree, said to be so named from Cerasus, a town in Pontus, from which the cherry was brought.] -
cherry
cher′i, v.t. (Spens.) to cheer
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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cherry
A species of smelt or spurling, taken in the Frith of Tay.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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cherry
A cherry year, a merry year.
Wikipedia 
- Cherry is a fruit that grows on a tree or a bush. It is usually red, with a seed in the middle. It tastes slightly sour, and is often used to flavour cakes and ice cream, or is baked in a pie or cobbler. Cherries are also a good source of Vitamin B.
Part of speech
🔤- cherry, noun, singular of cherries.
- cherry, adjective.
