Cherry /(chĕr"ry̆)/
Cher·ry
Cherry
n.
- A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone; (Bot.)
- The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors.
- The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc.
- A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.
Phrases & Compounds
- Barbadoes cherry
- See under Barbadoes.
- Cherry bird
- 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
- an evergreen shrub (Prunus Lauro-cerasus) common in shrubberies, the poisonous leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds.
- Cherry pepper
- a species of Capsicum (Capsicum cerasiforme), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant cherry-shaped fruit.
- Cherry pit
- A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a hole.
- Cherry rum
- rum in which cherries have been steeped.
- Cherry sucker
- the European spotted flycatcher (Musicapa grisola); -- called also cherry chopper cherry snipe
- Cherry tree
- a tree that bears cherries.
- Ground cherry
- See Alkekengi.
Cherry
a.
- Like a red cherry in color; ruddy; blooming; as, a cherry lip; cherry cheeks.