Cherry

English

Cherries of varying degrees of ripeness

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

1. Template:SenseidA small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
2. Template:Taxfmt, trees or shrubs that bear cherries.
3. The wood of a cherry tree.
4. Cherry red.
5. The fruit of the coffee plant, containing the seeds or beans.
6. Template:Lb Virginity, especially female virginity as embodied by a hymen.
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7. Template:Lb A subtree consisting of a node with exactly two leaves.
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8. Template:Lb A red cricket ball.
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9. Template:Lb A reddish mark left on the bat by the impact of the ball.
10. A round, red light of the kind that is typically mounted on top of a police car.

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11. The burning tip of a cigarette.
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Usage notes

• The cherry includes, but is not limited to, the following species, of the genus Template:Taxfmt: Template:Taxfmt (wild cherry, mazzard, sweet cherry), P. cerasus (sour cherry), Template:Taxfmt (mahaleb cherry, Template:Vern), Template:Taxlink (Template:Vern, bird cherry), Template:Taxlink (sand cherry), P. serotina (black cherry), Template:Taxlink (Template:Vern, Template:Vern), and P. virginiana (chokecherry). Template:Taxfmt also includes plums, peaches, apricots, and almonds.

Hypernyms

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Hyponyms

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Descendants

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See also

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Adjective

1. Containing or having the taste of cherries.
2. Of a bright red color; cherry red.

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3. Template:Lb In excellent condition; mint condition.
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Verb

1. Template:Lb To redden; to infuse a cherrylike color to something.
2. Template:Lb To cheer, to delight.

French

Etymology

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Noun

1. cherry brandy

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Spanish

Noun

1. cherry tomato