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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A widely cultivated deciduous shrub or small tree (Prunus cerasus) of the rose family, native to Eurasia, having white flowers and tart red fruit.
  • noun The edible fruit of this plant.

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  • noun a species of Prunus in the subgenus Cerasus (cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia, Prunus cerasus
  • noun the fruit of this tree

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun acid cherries used for pies and preserves
  • noun rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit
  • noun Australian tree with sour red fruit

Etymologies

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sour + cherry

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