Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A type of sour cherry having dark red skin and red flesh.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of cherry with a dark-red skin, becoming nearly black if allowed to hang long.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A kind of nearly black cherry with dark red flesh and juice, -- used chiefly for preserving.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A variety of cultivated
cherry , Prunus cerasus austera, having a dark skin
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun cultivated sour cherry with dark-colored skin and juice
- noun any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juice
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Chocolate loaf cakes spread with cherry jam and soaked in cherry brandy, topped with morello cherries, chocolate custard and double cream.
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I can't say about anywhere else, but in Australia, morello cherries seem to be the only sour ones available, or it could be that that name is now generic.
At My Table 2009
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The best-known sour cherries are morello and maraschino, with a slightly tart edge that is perfect for cooking...'
At My Table 2009
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This Syrah (70%), Grenache (20%), Mouvedre (10%) blend was full of dark fruit, morello cherries, earth, mushrooms and had just the right amount of tannins to complement the food and a nice long finish.
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The best-known sour cherries are morello and maraschino, with a slightly tart edge that is perfect for cooking...'
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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YUGIOH Perfect Machine King ULTIMATE RARE 1st Edition tom morello limited edition cd rage against the machine
Edition Machines | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2008
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Coconut buttercake is filled with a mix of morello and glace cherries, kirsch and a little cream and then topped with a really rich 70% Lindt buttercream and a maraschino cherry.
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I had a great dessert tonight myself - a little ricotta mixed with sugar, some Trader Joe's morello cherries on top and I shaved a little dark chocolate over that.
Reading, Writing, Cooking and Crafting: Sticky Toffee Therapy Kate 2008
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Drain morello cherries and fold into the brownie mixture.
Archive 2006-04-01 Niki 2006
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Drain morello cherries and fold into the brownie mixture.
Chocolate Cherry Brownies Niki 2006
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