morello
[ muh-rel-oh ]
/ məˈrɛl oʊ /
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noun, plural mo·rel·los.
a variety of sour cherry having dark-colored skin and juice.
the tree bearing this fruit.
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morello
/ (məˈrɛləʊ) /
noun plural -los
a variety of small very dark sour cherry, Prunus cerasus austera
Word Origin for morello
C17: perhaps from Medieval Latin amārellum diminutive of Latin amārus bitter, but also influenced by Italian morello blackish
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