Definition of cherry
- n. - A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also includes
the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone;
- 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).
- 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).
- n. - The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and
flavors.
- n. - The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry,
used in cabinetmaking, etc.
- n. - A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.
- a. - Like a red cherry in color; ruddy; blooming; as, a cherry
lip; cherry cheeks.