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oxheart

oxheart

8.4
A large sweet cherry shaped like a heart and very juicy
  • noun
translation icon : cereza oxheart
  • The fruit seller offered me a basket of oxheart cherries, which looked plump and delicious.

Examples

  • Justin Yu and his wife, Karen Man, opened the 31-seat Oxheart in Houston back in March.

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  • Justin Yu, at Oxheart (one of our Best New Restaurants in America), has been using bycatch since he opened the restaurant.

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  • For dessert, she made a tart topped with sweet oxheart cherries from her garden.

  • When ripe, oxheart cherries can add a rich flavor to smoothies and yogurt bowls.

Synonyms

oxheart cherry
vsoxheart
7.1

A large sweet cherry shaped like a heart with soft juicy flesh

is also used in desserts as well as eaten fresh
heart cherry
vsoxheart
4.7

A large sweet fruit with a heart shape that people eat fresh

is a specific large variety often eaten fresh or used in desserts
blackheart cherry
vsoxheart
6.1

A dark sweet cherry with deep red skin and flesh

is valued for sweet juicy flesh rather than dark color
blackheart
vsoxheart
9.5

A heart-shaped cherry with very dark skin and flesh

is focused on sweetness and juiciness, not dark flesh

Compounds

oxheart cherry
7.1

A large sweet cherry shaped like a heart with soft juicy flesh

Surface Forms

oxheart singular
oxhearts plural

Morphology

oxheart = ox + heart (semi-transparent) = ox + heart

Formed as a clear compound 'ox' + 'heart' suggesting a large or heart-shaped entity, but the specific meaning 'a variety of cherry' is a lexical extension that learners cannot fully derive from the components alone.

Etymology

Oxheart comes from the two simple parts ox and heart. It pictures a fruit as big and 'heart-shaped' as an ox's heart, which is why oxheart names a large, sweet, heart-shaped cherry.