Cher·ry (ch r  ), Donald Eugene Known as "Don." 1936-1995. American jazz cornetist whose playing and compositions were influenced by musical traditions from around the world. |
| cher·ry (chr) n. pl. cher·ries 1. a. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Prunus, especially P. avium or P. cerasus, native chiefly to northern temperate regions and having pink or white flowers and small juicy drupes. b. The yellow, red, or blackish fruit of any of these plants. c. The wood of any of these plants, especially black cherry. d. Any of various plants, such as the Barbados cherry or the cornelian cherry, having fruits resembling a cherry. 2. A moderate or strong red to purplish red. 3. Vulgar Slang The hymen considered as a symbol of virginity. adj. 1. Containing or having the flavor of cherries. 2. Made of the wood of a cherry tree: a cherry cabinet. 3. Of a moderate or strong red to purplish red. [Middle English cheri, from Anglo-Norman cherise, variant of Old French cerise, from Vulgar Latin *ceresia, from *cerasia, from Greek kerasi  , cherry tree, from kerasos.] |
cherry [ˈtʃɛrɪ]
n pl -ries
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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. (Cookery) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the fruit or wood of any of these trees
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various unrelated plants, such as the ground cherry and Jerusalem cherry
4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)
a. a bright red colour; cerise
b. (as adjective) a cherry coat
5. Slang virginity or the hymen as its symbol
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) (modifier) of or relating to the cherry fruit or wood cherry tart
[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-like adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  cherry - wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherrycherry tree, cherry - any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees |
| 2. |  cherry - any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwoodcherry - a red fruit with a single hard stone genus Prunus, Prunus - a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions cherry - wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry wild cherry tree, wild cherry - an uncultivated cherry tree Prunus avium, sweet cherry - large Eurasian tree producing small dark bitter fruit in the wild but edible sweet fruit under cultivation Prunus cerasus, sour cherry, sour cherry tree - rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit Catalina cherry, Prunus lyonii - evergreen shrub or small tree found on Catalina Island (California) flowering cherry - any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Prunus cultivated for their showy white or pink single or double blossoms chokecherry tree, Prunus virginiana, chokecherry - a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit | |
| 3. | cherry - a red fruit with a single hard stone edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh black cherry, sweet cherry - any of several fruits of cultivated cherry trees that have sweet flesh Mexican black cherry, capulin - Mexican black cherry sour cherry - acid cherries used for pies and preserves cherry tree, cherry - any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood drupe, stone fruit - fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube | |
| 4. |  cherry - a red the color of ripe cherries | |
| Adj. | 1. | cherry - of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue |
Translations
cherry [ˈtʃerɪ]
cherry [ˈtʃɛri]
cherry
cherry in cpds → Kirsch-;
n → Kirsche f; (= colour) → Kirschrot nt; wild cherry → Vogelkirsche f; life isn’t exactly a bowl of cherries for her right now → das Leben ist für sie im Moment kein Zuckerlecken
cherry in cpds → Kirsch-;
cherry blossom
n → Kirschblüte f
cherry bomb
n (US) → Knallerbse f
cherry brandy
n → Cherry Brandy m
cherry orchard
n → Kirschgarten m
cherry-pick (fig inf)
vt → die Rosinen herauspicken aus (inf)
vi → sich (dat) → die Rosinen herauspicken
cherry picker
n (= vehicle) → Bockkran m
cherry-red
adj → kirschrot
cherry tomato
n → Kirschtomate f, → Cherrytomate f
n cherry [ˈtʃeri]
a type of small usually red fruit with a stone. kersie كَرَز череша třešně kirsebær die Kirsche κεράσι kirss گیلاس kirsikka cerise דֻבדֶבַן @@@דוּבדֶבַן$$$ चेरी, एक प्रकार का फल trešnja cseresznye ceri kirsuber ciliegia さくらんぼ 버찌 vyšnia, trešnė ķirsis buah ceri kers kirsebær wiśnia, czereśnia cereja vişină; cireaşă вишня čerešňa češnja trešnja körsbär, bigarrå เชอร์รี่ kiraz 櫻桃 вишня گٹھلی والا ایک سرخ پھل quả anh đào 樱桃
Cherry → كرز třešeň kirsebær Kirsche κεράσι cereza kirsikka cerise trešnja ciliegia サクランボ 버찌 kers kirsebær czereśnia cereja вишня körsbär ผลเชอร์รี่ kiraz quả anh đào 樱桃
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