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Definition of Cherry
1. Noun. Wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry.
2. Adjective. Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
Exact synonyms: Blood-red, Carmine, Cerise, Cherry-red, Crimson, Red, Reddish, Ruby, Ruby-red, Ruddy, Scarlet
Similar to: Chromatic
Derivative terms: Carmine, Cerise, Crimson, Red, Redness, Ruddiness, Scarlet
Similar to: Chromatic
Derivative terms: Carmine, Cerise, Crimson, Red, Redness, Ruddiness, Scarlet
3. Noun. Any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood.
Exact synonyms: Cherry Tree
Group relationships: Genus Prunus, Prunus
Specialized synonyms: Wild Cherry, Wild Cherry Tree, Prunus Avium, Sweet Cherry, Capulin, Capulin Tree, Prunus Capuli, Prunus Cerasus, Sour Cherry, Sour Cherry Tree, Catalina Cherry, Prunus Lyonii, Flowering Cherry, Chokecherry, Chokecherry Tree, Prunus Virginiana
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
Group relationships: Genus Prunus, Prunus
Specialized synonyms: Wild Cherry, Wild Cherry Tree, Prunus Avium, Sweet Cherry, Capulin, Capulin Tree, Prunus Capuli, Prunus Cerasus, Sour Cherry, Sour Cherry Tree, Catalina Cherry, Prunus Lyonii, Flowering Cherry, Chokecherry, Chokecherry Tree, Prunus Virginiana
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
4. Noun. A red fruit with a single hard stone.
Generic synonyms: Edible Fruit, Drupe, Stone Fruit
Specialized synonyms: Black Cherry, Sweet Cherry, Capulin, Mexican Black Cherry, Sour Cherry
Group relationships: Cherry Tree
Specialized synonyms: Black Cherry, Sweet Cherry, Capulin, Mexican Black Cherry, Sour Cherry
Group relationships: Cherry Tree
5. Noun. A red the color of ripe cherries.
Definition of Cherry
1. n. A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone;
2. a. Like a red cherry in color; ruddy; blooming; as, a cherry lip; cherry cheeks.
Definition of Cherry
1. a fruit [n -RIES]