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wild cherry

British  

noun

  1. another name for gean

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But the flavors were uneven: The wild cherry wasn’t too aggressive, while the grapefruit and lime was practically a punch to the face.

From Washington Post Sep. 18, 2020

When I suck a cough drop, my cough is whisked away in a wild cherry rush.

From Slate Nov. 26, 2019

There’s a scent of bay leaf and cedar to go with the red plum and wild cherry flavors, a classically grippy mouthfeel, with a forresty, savory wallop of mountain tannin on the finish.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 1, 2017

The woods were thick with tulip poplars, rhododendrons and wild cherry.

From New York Times Apr. 22, 2015

He chose the flavors: wild cherry for the black pawn and peppermint for the white knight.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

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