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Bing cherry

Bing cherry

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A sweet dark red cherry with firm juicy flesh often eaten fresh
  • noun
  • /bɪŋ ˈʧɛri/
translation icon : cereza Bing
  • The Bing cherry tree in their yard produces fruit each June.
  • pitted Bing cherries

Examples

  • The pie was filled with juicy Bing cherries and topped with whipped cream.

  • Bing cherries are known for their deep color and exceptionally sweet flavor.

  • She bought a bag of Bing cherries at the farmers' market for a summer dessert.

  • I love eating Bing cherries in the summer.

  • Have you tried Bing cherries from the local market?

  • I love snacking on fresh Bing cherries during the summer.

  • At the farmers market, I bought a basket of sweet Bing cherries for dessert.

Surface Forms

Bing cherry singular
Bing cherries plural

Morphology

Bing + cherry

‘Bing’ is a proper name with no lexical meaning, so the specific sensory properties of the fruit are not derivable from the parts. However, the combinatory pattern Name + noun commonly signals a variety or cultivar (e.g., ‘Granny Smith apple’), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a type of cherry but not its particular qualities.

Etymology

Bing cherry is named after Ah Bing, a Chinese orchard worker who helped plant and care for cherry trees in Oregon long ago. That's why Bing cherry today means the sweet, dark variety of cherry you buy in markets.