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[syn: cherry, cherry tree]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cherry \Cher"ry\ (ch[e^]r"r[y^]), n. [OE. chery, for cherys, fr.
F. cerise (cf. AS. cyrs cherry), fr. LL. ceresia, fr. L.
cerasus Cherry tree, Gr. keraso`s, perh. fr. ke`ras horn,
from the hardness of the wood.]
1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also
includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony
stone;
(a) 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 M['e]doc in France).
(b) The wild cherry; as, Prunus serotina (wild black
cherry), valued for its timber; Prunus Virginiana
(choke cherry), an American shrub which bears
astringent fruit; Prunus avium and Prunus Padus,
European trees (bird cherry).
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2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors
and flavors.
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3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry,
used in cabinetmaking, etc.
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4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.
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Barbadoes cherry. See under Barbadoes.
Cherry bird (Zool.), an American bird; the cedar bird; --
so called from its fondness for cherries.
Cherry bounce, cherry brandy and sugar.
Cherry brandy, brandy in which cherries have been steeped.
Cherry laurel (Bot.), an evergreen shrub (Prunus
Lauro-cerasus) common in shrubberies, the poisonous
leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds.
Cherry pepper (Bot.), a species of Capsicum (Capsicum
cerasiforme), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant
cherry-shaped fruit.
Cherry pit.
(a) A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a
hole. --Shak.
(b) A cherry stone.
Cherry rum, rum in which cherries have been steeped.
Cherry sucker (Zool.), the European spotted flycatcher
(Musicapa grisola); -- called also cherry chopper
cherry snipe.
Cherry tree, a tree that bears cherries.
Ground cherry, Winter cherry, See Alkekengi.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cherry tree
n 1: any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy
round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a
valuable hardwood [syn: cherry, cherry tree]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Cherry Tree, OK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 1202
Housing Units (2000): 421
Land area (2000): 30.751508 sq. miles (79.646036 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.036402 sq. miles (0.094281 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 30.787910 sq. miles (79.740317 sq. km)
FIPS code: 13775
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 35.747934 N, 94.662736 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Cherry Tree, OK
Cherry Tree
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Cherry Tree, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 443
Housing Units (2000): 157
Land area (2000): 0.531576 sq. miles (1.376776 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.531576 sq. miles (1.376776 sq. km)
FIPS code: 13120
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 40.726420 N, 78.807558 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 15724
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Cherry Tree, PA
Cherry Tree