morello (redirected from Morella)

mo·rel·lo  (m-rl)

n. pl. mo·rel·los

A variety of the sour cherry (Prunus cerasus var. austera) having double flowers and fruit with dark red skin.

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[Perhaps from Italian amarello, from Medieval Latin amrellum, diminutive of Latin amrus, bitter.]

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morello [məˈrɛləʊ]

n pl -los

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) (Cookery) a variety of small very dark sour cherry, Prunus cerasus austera

[perhaps from Medieval Latin amārellum diminutive of Latin amārus bitter, but also influenced by Italian morello blackish]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	morello - any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juice Prunus cerasus austera morello - cultivated sour cherry with dark-colored skin and juice Prunus cerasus, sour cherry, sour cherry tree - rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit
	2.	morello - cultivated sour cherry with dark-colored skin and juice sour cherry - acid cherries used for pies and preserves kirsch - from fermented juice of black morello cherries morello, Prunus cerasus austera - any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juice

Translations

morello

n → Sauerkirsche f, → Morelle f