Cherry
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English
Etymology
From Template:Inh, Template:M, Template:M, from Template:Der (mistaken as a plural) and Template:Inh, Template:M, both ultimately from Template:Der, derived from Template:Der, Template:M, from Template:Der, from Template:M, and ultimately possibly of Template:Der origin (the intervocalic Template:Lang suggests a pre-Greek origin for the word).[1] Template:Doublet.
Pronunciation
Noun
- Template:SenseidA small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
- Template:Taxfmt, trees or shrubs that bear cherries.
- The wood of a cherry tree.
- Cherry red.
- The fruit of the coffee plant, containing the seeds or beans.
- Template:Lb Virginity, especially female virginity as embodied by a hymen.
- Template:Lb A subtree consisting of a node with exactly two leaves.
- Template:Lb A red cricket ball.
- Template:Lb A reddish mark left on the bat by the impact of the ball.
- A round, red light of the kind that is typically mounted on top of a police car.
- The burning tip of a cigarette.
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
Hyponyms
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- duke cherry (Template:Taxlink)
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- Template:Vern (Template:Taxlink)
- Template:Vern (Template:Taxlink)
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- Template:Vern (Template:Taxlink)
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Derived terms
Descendants
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Translations
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See also
Adjective
- Containing or having the taste of cherries.
- Of a bright red color; cherry red.
- Template:Lb In excellent condition; mint condition.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
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See also
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Verb
- Template:Lb To redden; to infuse a cherrylike color to something.
- Template:Lb To cheer, to delight.
References
French
Etymology
From Template:Der.