Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A tree of the subgenus Prunus subg. Cerasus, the members of which are valued agriculturally for their fruit, the cherry. The wood of the tree, cherrywood, is also valued in woodworking.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a tree that bears cherries.
WordNet 3.0
- n. any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
Examples
“About fifteen inches in diameter, it was cut from the burl of a cherry tree and turned on a lathe until the interior was satin-smooth.”
“The bark of the root of this bush is tonic and diaphoretic, combined with dog-wood, or wild cherry tree bark, it forms a good tonic in intermittent fever or ague and fever.”
“The following are some of the simple articles of this class: Dewberry and blackberry root, dog-wood, sumac, witch hazel, wild cherry tree bark, black birch, hayberry, cinnamon.”
“-- Take of columbo root six ounces, poplar bark, of the root six ounces, dogwood bark, of the root six ounces, wild cherry tree bark six ounces, boneset leaves four ounces, cayenne pepper one ounce, pulverize and sift through a fine seive, and mix all the ingredients well together.”
“[TEX-TAH-YAH.] The bark of the wild cherry tree is tonic and astringent;”
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