marasca
a wild cherry, Prunus cerasus marasca, yielding a small, bitter fruit, from which maraschino is made.
Origin of marasca
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How to use marasca in a sentence
The best is from Zara, and is obtained from the marasca cherry only.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II | Arnold CooleyThe marasca, or wild cherry, is abundant, and yields the celebrated liqueur called maraschino.
The marasca cherry is a native of the province of Dalmatia, Austria, where the trees grow wild and are now sparingly cultivated.
The Cherries of New York | U. P. HedrickAccording to the Dalmatians all attempts to improve the marasca cherry by culture have failed.
The Cherries of New York | U. P. Hedrick
British Dictionary definitions for marasca
/ (məˈræskə) /
a European cherry tree, Prunus cerasus marasca, with red acid-tasting fruit from which maraschino is made
Origin of marasca
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