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cherry

[ cher-ee ]
/ ˈtʃɛr i /
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noun, plural cher·ries.
adjective
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Origin of cherry

1300–50; Middle English cheri variant of chirie, back formation from Old English ciris- (taken for plural) ≪ Vulgar Latin *ceresium for *cerasium (Latin cerasum) <Greek kerásion cherry

OTHER WORDS FROM cherry

cher·ry·like, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cherry

chérie, cherry

Other definitions for cherry (2 of 2)

Cherry
[ cher-ee ]
/ ˈtʃɛr i /

noun
Donald Eugene "Don", 1936–95, U.S. jazz trumpeter.
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How to use cherry in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for cherry

cherry
/ (ˈtʃɛrɪ) /

noun plural -ries
any of several trees of the rosaceous genus Prunus, such as P. avium (sweet cherry), having a small fleshy rounded fruit containing a hard stoneSee also bird cherry
the fruit or wood of any of these trees
any of various unrelated plants, such as the ground cherry and Jerusalem cherry
  1. a bright red colour; cerise
  2. (as adjective)a cherry coat
slang virginity or the hymen as its symbol
(modifier) of or relating to the cherry fruit or woodcherry tart

Derived forms of cherry

cherry-like, adjective

Word Origin for cherry

C14: 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
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