cherry
- noun
- /ˈtʃɛri/
- A noisy flock of starlings is flying from one cherry tree to another.
- a cherry tree
- cherry blossoms
- flowering cherry
I stood in the storm of the bird Cherry Tree.
- I stood in the storm of the bird Cherry Tree.
- And if you want some spring content, I am going to head out any moment to go chase some cherry blossoms around Seoul as well before the sun goes down.
- I don't know where my cherry blossom powder is, but this is the cupcake powder by Hooda.
Examples
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The cherry tree in my backyard produces sweet fruit every summer.
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Tommy and Celia walk over the bridge to the cherry trees by the Tidal Basin.
Fiction book (1992) -
When he was a boy, they taught him about cherry blossoms in school.
Fiction book (1996) -
You had a grove of cherry trees and when they would blossom, you would invite the village to come and pick them.
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The next week, in downtown Beirut, I saw a cherry tree in bloom.
Academic text (2010) -
Every year, nearly 600,000 tourists come to see the cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C.
Academic text (1999) -
In the springtime, I couldn't see anything but cherry blossoms for almost a mile.
Fiction book (1994) -
The nursery is also testing new cherry tree hybrids developed by Pooler and her predecessor, Egolf.
Academic text (1999) -
Each spring, we enjoy the beautiful blossoms of the cherry tree in the park.
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The carpenter chose cherry wood for the cabinets because of its rich color and durability.
Synonyms
A tree or shrub that grows small round fruit with one hard stone
A small red fruit that tastes sour and is used for cooking or baking
A tree that grows sweet red fruit you can eat or the fruit it makes
A small tree that grows in the wild and produces cherries
A small tree that makes tart red cherries often used in cooking and jam
A small tree that grows naturally and the small tart fruit it makes
A small wild cherry tree with red or black fruit that birds often eat
A small cherry tree with small berries that birds eat
A small woody plant from East Asia grown for smooth red fruit and pale pink or white flowers
A small tree or bush with bright red sour fruit
A large North American tree that has small black sour fruit people can eat
A small ornamental shrub from western USA with sweet black, red, or yellow fruit
An evergreen shrub or small tree from Catalina Island that produces small dark red edible fruit
A small wild cherry tree that grows on sandy soil and has tiny dark bitter fruits
Idioms
- Offensive
To do something for the first time, often used informally about a person's first time having sex
Compounds
A small bright red cherry kept in sweet syrup and used to decorate drinks and desserts
A plant with orange paper-like husks around its small fruits, often grown for decoration
An evergreen shrub or small tree from Catalina Island that produces small dark red edible fruit
- US
A tree from eastern North America with spicy brown bark and strong dark wood used for furniture
A bush or small evergreen tree with shiny leaves and white flowers used as a garden hedge
- Specialized
A sticky substance that comes from cherry tree bark and is used to make food thicker
A small European tree with clusters of sweet-smelling white flowers and black fruit eaten by birds
- Specialized
A small garden plant with round yellow berries inside a papery husk
A small tree or shrub with spiny leaves that stay green all year and white flowers
A small European tree that has groups of white flowers and small black fruit
- Specialized
An evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy leaves, white flower clusters, and poisonous fruit
- Specialized
A small evergreen tree in the southern United States with glossy leaves and berries that are not edible
A small South American plant grown indoors for its bright, poisonous, cherry-sized fruit
- Specialized
A small dark bitter fruit from Dalmatia used to make maraschino liqueur
- Specialized
A wild Dalmatian cherry tree whose bitter fruit is used to make a sweet alcoholic cherry drink
- Archaic
A wild kind of sweet cherry tree often used as the root for other cherry trees
An evergreen shrub or small tree with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers from California
A small tree or shrub with golden-yellow leaves in autumn and small black berries
A fast-growing tropical evergreen tree with small sweet red fruit that people eat
- Specialized
A small ornamental shrub from western USA with sweet black, red, or yellow fruit
- Specialized
A small woody plant from East Asia grown for smooth red fruit and pale pink or white flowers
- US
A small shrub in North America that grows in sandy soil and has small dark fruit not good to eat
A sweet alcoholic drink made with cherries, often used in cocktails or desserts
A small red or yellow fruit from a tropical shrub that is high in vitamin C
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cherry for the tree comes from the same Old French cerise and the town Kerasous, because the tree is the plant that makes the fruit. That's why a cherry tree is the tree that gives cherries.