morello
- noun
- /məˈrɛloʊ/
:
árbol de cereza ácida
- The morello is prized by bakers for its tart, richly colored fruit.
Examples
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Unlike sweet cherries, the morello is often used for preserves and jams.
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I bought some morello cherries at the farmer's market.
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We planted a morello in our garden to enjoy homemade cherry pies.
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The morello cherries were ripe and ready for picking.
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Sour Montmorency and Morello cherries are harder to come by, but their tart, firm flesh makes them a sought-after commodity among bakers and jam-makers.
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Judith advises that a morello cherry tree or Miss Jessopp's upright rosemary, when pruned well, strike a shapely pose against any wall without taking up too much space.
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The dark skin of the Morello cherry makes it easily recognizable among different cherry varieties.
Synonyms
A sour cherry tree grown for dark cherries and dark juice
A small tree that makes tart red cherries often used in cooking and jam
A cherry tree from Dalmatia with bitter fruit used for maraschino
How Sour
Surface Forms
Etymology
Morello for the tree comes from the same Italian morello, meaning 'dark', from moro ('Moor' or 'dark'). That's why a morello tree is the sour cherry tree that bears the dark, richly coloured fruit used for jams and pies.