cherry
[ cher-ee ]
/ ˈtʃɛr i /
noun, plural cher·ries.
adjective
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, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cherry
chérie cherryWords nearby cherry
Definition for cherry (2 of 2)
Cherry
[ cher-ee ]
/ ˈtʃɛr i /
noun
Donald EugeneDon,1936–95,
U.S. jazz trumpeter.
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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 stone
See 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
- a bright red colour; cerise
- (as adjective)a cherry coat
slang
virginity or the hymen as its symbol
(modifier)
of or relating to the cherry fruit or wood
cherry tart
Derived forms of cherry
cherry-like, adjectiveWord 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