cherry

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They both taste disgusting, but the cherry is a bit better than the green stuff.

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  1. noun Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Prunus, especially P. avium or P. cerasus, native chiefly to northern temperate regions and having pink or white flowers and small juicy drupes.
  2. noun The yellow, red, or blackish fruit of any of these plants.
  3. noun The wood of any of these plants, especially black cherry.

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  1. Middle English cheri, from Anglo-Norman cherise, variant of Old French cerise, from Vulgar Latin *ceresia, from *cerasia, from Greek kerasiā, cherry tree, from kerasos.

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  1. from cherry, n.
  2. As if directly from Old French cherir: see cherish.
 

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/ˈtʃɛri/
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