A cherry or a cherry tree is a tree that cherries grow on.
cherry in British English
(ˈtʃɛrɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-ries
1.
any of several trees of the rosaceous genus Prunus, such as P. avium (sweet cherry), having a small fleshy rounded fruit containing a hard stone
See also bird cherry
2.
the fruit or wood of any of these trees
3.
any of various unrelated plants, such as the ground cherry and Jerusalem cherry
4.
a.
a bright red colour; cerise
b.
(as adjective)
a cherry coat
5. slang
virginity or the hymen as its symbol
6. (modifier)
of or relating to the cherry fruit or wood
cherry tart
Derived forms
cherry-like (ˈcherry-ˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
C14: back formation from Old English ciris (mistakenly thought to be plural), ultimately from Late Latin ceresia, perhaps from Latin cerasus cherry tree, from Greek kerasios
cherry in American English
(ˈtʃɛri)
nounWord forms: pluralˈcherries
1.
a small, fleshy fruit containing a smooth, hard pit and ranging from yellow to very dark red, including sweet, sour, and duke cherries
2.
any of various prunus trees that bear this fruit
3.
the wood of such a tree
4.
the bright-red color of certain cherries
5. Slang
a. US
the hymen
b.
virginity
adjective
6.
bright-red
7.
made of cherry wood
8.
made with cherries
9.
having a flavor like that of cherries
10. Slang
new or like new
a used car in cherry condition
Word origin
ME cheri < Anglo-Fr cherise (taken as pl.) < OFr cerise < VL *ceresia < Gr kerasion, cherry < kerasos, cherry tree < ? IE base *ker-; derived by the ancients from Cerasus, city on the Black Sea: the city's name is itself from the cherries grown in thearea
cherry in Hospitality
(tʃɛri)
Word forms: (plural) cherries
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): Food and drink, fruit)
Cherries are small, round fruit with red skins.
COLLOCATIONS: ~ stone~ pie
The pie is made with fresh red cherries and sugar.
Sweet red cherries should be small and not too firm.
This particular cauliflower cheese has a crusty gratin topping and soft cherry tomatoes round the edge.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Why is gum oozing from the bark of my cherry tree?
The Sun (2016)
Cut the tomatoes into chunks or in half if using small cherry tomatoes.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This one has bright cherry flavours too.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Why is my winter cherry dropping its fruits?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They really are the cherry on the cake.
The Sun (2013)
Its berries are now turning from the colour of deep purple cherries to bright red cherries.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The added bonus of romance is the cherry on top of the cake.
The Sun (2015)
The wild cherry trees are at a very dramatic stage.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Why are the fruits on my cherry tree splitting?
The Sun (2016)
There is a cherry on the cake as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Scoring goals would be the cherry on top.
The Sun (2013)
On the wild cherry trees there are more scarlet and yellow leaves.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
All the stone fruits and especially cherries need a spell of really cold weather to bring on a big flush of flowers.
The Sun (2010)
Most cherries will grow quite big, and many need space to really shine.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
At present the fruit is ripening on the twigs, and looks like small brown cherries.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
JUST one small glass of cherry juice can speed up muscle recovery after exercising.
The Sun (2010)
This wine is youthful and fruity, with notes of red cherry and raspberry and a hint of pepper spice.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The best of these commercially grown cherry tomatoes are organic ones from the Isle of Wight.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Word lists with
cherry
tree, wood
In other languages
cherry
British English: cherry /ˈtʃɛrɪ/ NOUN
Cherries are small, round fruit with red or black skins.
American English: cherry
Arabic: كَرْز
Brazilian Portuguese: cereja
Chinese: 樱桃
Croatian: trešnja
Czech: třešeň
Danish: kirsebær
Dutch: kers vrucht
European Spanish: cereza
Finnish: kirsikka
French: cerise
German: Kirsche
Greek: κεράσι
Italian: ciliegia
Japanese: サクランボ
Korean: 버찌
Norwegian: kirsebær
Polish: czereśnia
European Portuguese: cereja
Romanian: cireașă
Russian: вишня
Latin American Spanish: cereza
Swedish: körsbär
Thai: ผลเชอร์รี่
Turkish: kiraz
Ukrainian: вишня
Vietnamese: quả anh đào
All related terms of 'cherry'
Bing cherry
a dark-red variety of sweet cherry
bird cherry
a small Eurasian rosaceous tree, Prunus padus , with clusters of white flowers and small black fruits
cherry bomb
a powerful firecracker that is shaped like a cherry
Cherry Hill
city in SW N. J ., east of Camden : pop. 70,000
cherry-pick
If someone cherry-picks people or things, they choose the best ones from a group of them, often in a way that other people consider unfair .
cherry-pie
a widely planted garden heliotrope , Heliotropium peruvianum
cherry plum
a small widely planted Asian rosaceous tree, Prunus cerasifera, with white flowers and red or yellow cherry-like fruit
cherry-red
bright red
sour cherry
a Eurasian rosaceous tree, Prunus cerasus, with white flowers: cultivated for its tart red fruits
wild cherry
a white-flowered rosaceous tree, Prunus avium, of Europe , W Asia , and N Africa , the ancestor of the cultivated sweet cherries
Amazon cherry
a small tree or shrub , Malpighia glabra , that grows in the rainforests of N South America , Central America, and Jamaica
black cherry
a tree of the species Prunus serotina , having a small fleshy rounded edible fruit containing a hard stone
cherry brandy
a red liqueur made of brandy flavoured with cherries
cherry laurel
a Eurasian rosaceous evergreen shrub, Prunus laurocerasus, having glossy aromatic leaves, white flowers, and purplish-black fruits
cherry picker
a hydraulic crane , esp one mounted on a lorry , that has an elbow joint or telescopic arm supporting a basket-like platform enabling a person to service high power lines or to carry out similar operations above the ground
cherry tomato
a miniature tomato not much bigger than a cherry
glacé cherry
a crystallized or candied cherry , used in cookery and cocktail-making
ground cherry
any of various American solanaceous plants of the genus Physalis , esp P . pubescens, having round fleshy fruit enclosed in a bladder-like husk
heart cherry
a heart-shaped variety of sweet cherry
laurel cherry
a tree, Prunus caroliniana , of the rose family, of the southeastern U.S., having small, milky-white flowers and black, shiny fruit
sweet cherry
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
winter cherry
a Eurasian solanaceous plant, Physalis alkekengi, cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx
cherry blossom
the blossom of any of various spring-blooming cherries , prized for their beauty
cherry orchard
an orchard planted in cherry trees
dessert cherry
the fruit of a cherry tree
marasca cherry
the red acid-tasting fruit of the marasca tree, from which maraschino is made
morello cherry
a variety of small very dark sour cherry , Prunus cerasus austera
cornelian cherry
a flowering tree of the dogwood family Cornus mas
Jerusalem cherry
a small South American solanaceous shrub , Solanum pseudo-capsicum, cultivated as a house plant for its white flowers and inedible reddish cherry-like fruit
maraschino cherry
a cherry preserved in maraschino or an imitation of this liqueur , used as a garnish
Japanese flowering cherry
a decorative cherry tree Prunus serrulata which has several varieties, including kwanzan , shirotae and shirofugen
a second bite at the cherry
a second chance to do something, especially something that you failed at the first time
cherries
any of several trees of the rosaceous genus Prunus , such as P . avium ( sweet cherry ), having a small fleshy rounded fruit containing a hard stone