sweet cherry
Americannoun
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a cherry tree, Prunus avium, characterized by reddish-brown bark and a pyramidal manner of growth.
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the red, purplish-black, or yellow, edible, sweet fruit of this tree.
noun
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either of two types of cherry tree that are cultivated for their red edible sweet fruit, the gean having tender-fleshed fruit, the bigarreau having firm-fleshed fruit
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the fruit of any of these trees See also heart cherry
Etymology
Origin of sweet cherry
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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According to the Northwest Horticulture Council’s website, Pacific Northwest cherries made up 73% of the fresh U.S. sweet cherry crop by volume in 2022.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2023
Grants were made available to almond, corn, cotton, dairy, hog, sorghum, soybean, fresh sweet cherry and wheat producers.
From Washington Times • Mar. 31, 2019
The sweet cherry mixes with floral flavors, including elderflower and hibiscus, while the effervescence gives it the feeling of sparkling wine.
From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2018
But after sampling the same winery’s selected-grape 2008 rulandske modre, the local name for pinot noir, which mixed sweet cherry and red currant notes, I could agree with the “character” assessment, too.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2011
The smell of sweet cherry filled the air.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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