† lukewardn.
Obsolete.
The name of a variety of cherry.
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black cherry1530
geana1533
Plinian1577
mazzard1578
mazardc1595
merry1595
Flanders cherry1597
heart cherry1599
cherrylet1605
agriot1611
morel1611
cœur-cherry1626
bigarreau1629
May-cherry1629
morello1629
urinal cherry1629
white-heart cherry1629
duracine1655
heart1658
black heart1664
carnation1664
duke1664
honey cherrya1671
nonsuch1674
merise1675
red-hearta1678
prince royal1686
lukeward1707
white-heart1707
May duke1718
Royal Ann1724
ox-heart1731
ratafia1777
choke-cherry1785
mountain cherry1811
rum cherry1818
sour cherry1884
Napoleon1886
Napoleon cherry1933
16.. MS. Ashm. 1461 lf. 19 The Luke ward Chery ripe June the 10.
1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 68 in Sylva Cherries..Luke-ward, early Flanders [etc.].
1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) II. 297 The..Lukeward, one of the best of Cherries.
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