either of two types of cherry tree that are cultivated for their red edible sweet fruit, the gean having tender-fleshed fruit, the bigarreau having firm-fleshed fruit
2.
the fruit of any of these trees
See also heart cherry
Also called: dessert cherry. Compare sour cherry
sweet cherry in American English
1.
an Old World cherry (Prunus avium) whose fruits have a sweet pulp and juice: many varieties have been derived from this tree