amarelle

[ am-uh-rel ]

noun

any variety of the sour cherry, Prunus cerasus, having colorless juice.

Origin of amarelle

<German <Medieval Latin amārellum, equivalent to Latin amār(us) bitter + -ellum-elle

Words Nearby amarelle

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How to use amarelle in a sentence

King amarelle is an old European cherry that has taken on new life in America.
The Cherries of New York | U. P. Hedrick
Despite the derivation of the name amarelle, they have less bitterness than the other group of varieties of the Sour Cherry.
The Cherries of New York | U. P. Hedrick
Both belong to Prunus cerasus and as we gather rather better elsewhere than here, both are of the amarelle type of tree.
The Cherries of New York | U. P. Hedrick
Truchsess, a German, in 1819, called the cherry Bunte amarelle because of its variegated color before full maturity.
The Cherries of New York | U. P. Hedrick

British Dictionary definitions for amarelle

amarelle

/ (ˈæməˌrɛl) /

noun

a variety of sour cherry that has pale red fruit and colourless juice: Compare morello

Origin of amarelle

C20: from German, from Medieval Latin amārellum, from Latin amārus bitter; compare morello

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